Seminar: Direct Energy Conversion: 30-min Flight to Mars & Escape from Carnot Limit

Today’s seminar is focused on direct energy conversion efforts conducted by Dr. Tsvetkov laboratory. The idea is to develop a technology allowing to harvest nuclear energy directly, without converting it to heat and allowing to dissipate in a medium. The presentation will focus on both experimental feasibility program and system development efforts.

About the Speaker

Dr. Tsvetkov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University. He has Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute (TU), Russia. His research program is focused on novel energy systems meeting global growing needs in sustainable resources. System design and optimization methods for complex engineered systems enable development of advanced sustainable nuclear energy technologies towards "environmentally benign" system design and deployment. The integrated systems approach of Dr. Tsvetkov’s research program makes it possible to optimize choices for the system. Specific areas of investigative emphasis include nuclear system design, symbiotic nuclear energy systems, waste minimization, advanced reactors and nuclear technologies, and direct nuclear energy conversion systems.

Dr. Tsvetkov is a member of ANS, ASME, ASEE, Alpha Nu Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi. At A&M, he serves as the graduate program advisor for Nuclear Engineering as well as Undergraduate Honors Coordinator for Nuclear Engineering. In the past he also served as the undergraduate program advisor.

Hosted by Professor Marat Khafizov