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Will Cureton

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Biography

William Cureton obtained a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is working toward a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering through research focusing on understanding basic mechanisms that dictate the response of nuclear fuel and analogue materials under extreme environments. Using energetic ion irradiation at facilities worldwide, such as the GSI Helmholz Center for Heavy Ion Research, to induce the extremes and advanced characterization techniques at user facilities, such as the Advanced Photon Source housed at Argonne National Laboratory, William has provided new insight into the redox behavior and defects that drive material modifications in nuclear fuel materials under harsh conditions. He plans to continue to build on this new understanding in order to contribute to the development of safer and more economic nuclear fuels through the improvement of models and fuel performance tools.

 

Publications

 

  1. W.F. Cureton et al., “Grain size effects on irradiated CeO2, ThO2, and UO2”, Acta Materialia, 160 (2018) 47-56.
  2. W.F. Cureton et al., “Effects of irradiation temperature on the response of CeO2, ThO2, and UO2 to highly ionizing radiation”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 525 (2019) 83-91.
  3. W.F. Cureton et al., “Microstructural evolution of Mo-UO2 cermets under high temperature hydrogen environments”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 538 (2020) 152297.
  4. J.L. Bishop, W.F. Cureton, et al., “Radiation-induced modifications in copper oxide growth”, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 327(1) (2021) 123-131.
  5. W.F. Cureton et al., “Review of swift heavy ion irradiation effects in CeO2” Quantum Beam Science, 5(2) (2021) 19

Education

BS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee 


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