Dan Kotlyar

Dr. Dan Kotlyar is an assistant professor in the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, G.W.W. School of Mechanical Engineering. He received his B.Sc. in engineering in 2008, MSc in nuclear engineering in 2010, and PhD in nuclear engineering in 2013 from Ben-Gurion University, Israel. In 2014, he joined the University of Cambridge as a research associate in the Engineering Design Center. In 2014, he was elected as a research fellow at Jesus College. He is the recipient of the NRC Faculty Development Fellowship. Dr. Kotlyar’s research interests include development of numerical methods and algorithms for coupled Monte Carlo, fuel depletion, and thermal hydraulic codes. In particular, he specializes in applying these methods to the analysis of advanced reactor systems. Dr. Kotlyar’s research also focuses on optimizing the performance of various fuel cycles in terms of fuel utilization, proliferation, and cost. Dr. Kotlyar profoundly believes in education through research and thus integrates practical reactor system design into his lectures.