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Meet the NEXT Team

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Energy fuels the future. The exciting research taking place in Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s NEXT Lab will transform the future.

Meet the team of researchers who are working to build a next-generation molten salt research reactor on the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ campus, solving the world’s need for clean, safe and affordable energy.

Energy fuels the future. The exciting research taking place in Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s NEXT Lab will transform the future.

Meet the team of researchers who are working to build a next-generation molten salt research reactor on the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ campus, solving the world’s need for clean, safe and affordable energy.
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About Us

NEXT Lab Mission

The mission of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s NEXT Lab is to provide global solutions to the world’s need for energy, water and medical isotopes by advancing the technology of molten salt reactors while educating future leaders in nuclear science and engineering.

This mission provides a clear long-term goal: the design, licensing and construction of a molten salt research reactor, to be housed and owned by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.

Having an on-site research facility will provide unprecedented access for students and faculty to collaborate on cutting-edge research that will change lives now and for years to come.

 

Members


Director of NEXT Lab
Professor; Department of Engineering and Physics 



Assistant Director of NEXT Lab
Professor; Department of Engineering and Physics



NEXT Lab Director of Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Al Adams
Senior Regulatory Consultant


Jared Barker
Instrumentation and Electrical Engineer


Dale Cox
Instrumentation and Electrical Engineer


Dr. Jim Drachenberg
Professor of Engineering and Physics


Dr. James Johnstone
Senior Research Chemist
Faculty, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 


Chad Longley
NEXT Lab Technician


Dr. Aaron Robison
Senior Research Chemist
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry 


Esteban Rodriguez
Research Chemist


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Research Chemist


Bicky Tolar
Director of Operations


Dr. Lester Towell
Director of Licensing


Shon Watson
Research Physicist


McKenna Witemeyer
CAD Draftsman


Diego Zometa-Paniagua
Research Chemist