Contact Info
Email:
jbae11@illinois.edu
Phone:
+1) 217.377.5784
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
May 2017
Nuclear, Plasma, Radiological Engineering (B.S.)
Arms Control, Domestic, International Security Program
GPA: 3.8/4.0
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Dec 2018
Nuclear, Plasma, Radiological Engineering (M.S.)
Advisor: Professor Kathryn Huff
Experience
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
**Reserach Associate (Feb 2019 - present)
- Performed reactor physics in support of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) low enriched uranium (LEU) conversion project
- Generated neural network models to predict mixed oxide (MOX) fuel assembly criticality value before and after irradiation
Research Assistant
Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycle Research Group (Sept 2016 - Dec 2018)
- Python and C++ software development of
Cyclus
software - simulate demand-driven transition scenario of various nuclear fuel cycles
- Data scraping and analysis (sqlite, python, web parsing)
Arms Control, Domestic, International Security Program (Sept 2016 - May 2017)
- model spent nuclear fuel inventory in Europe using
Cyclus
- research technical, economic, social benefits of siting a borehole repository on a decommissioned nuclear power plant
- create course material for borehole repository design
National Army, Republic of Korea
Oct 2012 - Jul 2014
Landmine Specialist
- Learned and applied complex safety training and protocol to remove landmine
- Lead training for landmine installment & displacement
Company Counselor
- Helped 22 soldiers seek help mentally and assisted adjustment
Logistics Manager
- Created a system (excel) to efficiently keep track of ~200 equipment in company
University Housing (University of Illinois)
Aug 2015 - May 2016
Multicultural Advocate
- Manage budgets and request funds up to $1,000 for programs
- Hold weekly and monthly programs promoting social justice, inclusiveness and sense of community for ~300 people
Skills
Programs / Code
MATLAB, MS Excel, Unity 3D, SteamVR, SERPENT, PARCS, Cyclus, Sqlite
Coding Language
C++, Python
Language
Native Korean, Fluent English, Intermediate Spanish
Honors & Awards
Dean’s list University of Illinois (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Top Specialist Trainee (2012)
Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity, member
Outstanding Undergraduate Research University of Illinois (2017)
First in Fuel Cycles & Waste Management American Nuclear Society (2017)
Daniel F. Hang Outstanding Senior Design Award University of Illinois (2017)