Thomas Saller
- Program Years: 2010-2014
- Academic Institution: University of Michigan
- Field of Study: Nuclear Engineering
- Academic Advisor: Thomas Downar
- Practicum(s):
Sandia National Laboratories, California (2012) - Degree(s):
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
M.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011
Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015
Current Status
- Status: Staff Scientist
- Research Area: Nuclear Engineering
Publications
T. Saller, V. Seker, and T. Downar, "Validation of the U.S. NRC NGNP Evaluation Model with the HTTR," PHYSOR 2012, Knoxville, TN, USA, April 15-20.T. Saller, et al., "Analysis of the Antineutrino Signature of LEU/MOX Fueled LWRs and SFRs," INMM 53rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, July 15-19, 2012.
T. Saller, E. Larsen, and T. Downar, "An Asymptotic Homogenized SP2 Approximation to the Boltzmann Equation. I. Derivation," PHYSOR 2014, Kyoto, Japan, September 28 - October 3.
T. Saller, E. Larsen, and T. Downar, "An Asymptotic Homogenized SP2 Approximation to the Boltzmann Equation. II. Discontinuity Factors and Numerical Testing," PHYSOR 2014, Kyoto, Japan, September 28 - October 3.
A. Zhu, Y. Xu, T. Saller, and T. Downar, "The Implementation and Analysis of the MOC and CMFD Adjoint Capabilities in the 2D-1D Code MPACT," Proceedings of M&C 2015, Nashville, TN, USA, April 19 - 23, 2015.
T.G. Saller, E.W. Larsen, and T. Downar, "An Asymptotic Scaling Factor for Multigroup Cross Sections," Proceedings of M&C 2015, Nashville, TN, USA, April 19 - 23, 2015.
T.G. Saller, R.S. Baker, and J.A. Dahl "On-The-Fly Multigroup Weighting in PARTISN," Proceedings of M&C 2017, Jeju, Korea, April 16 - 20 (2017).
T.G. Saller, A. Till, "A Comparison of Background Cross Section Definitions at Low Energies," Proceedings of ICTT 2017, Monterey, California, USA, October 16 - 20 (2017).
W. Haeck et al., "A Comparison of Monte Carlo and Deterministic Solvers for keff and Sensitivity Calculations," Proceedings of PHYSOR 2018, Cancun, Mexico, April 22 - 26 (2018).
T.G. Saller, "Self-Shielding in PARTISN," Proceedings of M&C 2019, Portland, Oregon, USA, August 25 - 29 (2019).
T.G. Saller, "Simulated Annealing for Group Structure Optimization," Proceedings of M&C 2021, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, October 3 - 7 (2021).
D. Fasina, T. Saller, "Particle Swarm Optimization for Group Structure Optimization for Radiotherapy Shielding," Proceedings of PHYSOR 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, May 15 - 20 (2022).
V. Nair, T. Saller, A. Till, N. Gibson, "Group Structure Selection with Random Forests," Proceedings of PHYSOR 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, May 15 - 20 (2022).
Awards
Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement (2013)Alpha Nu Sigma Honors Society Member
MeV Summer School Scholarship
Graduated with Highest Honors, U of Texas, 2009
University Honors, U of Texas, 2006-2009
National Merit Scholar, 2006
Engineering Honors Program Member
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
Recipient, Virginia and Ernest Cockrell Jr. Scholarship, 2006-2009
Recipient, American Nuclear Society Scholarship, 2008-2009