Dave received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1990. Over the last 20 years, his career has focused on methods and software development in the areas of LWR reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, and nuclear fuel cycle optimization. Dave has held a broad array of engineering, research, teaching, and management positions during this time while employed at Westinghouse, North Carolina State University, Studsvik, and General Electric.
In 2007, Dave returned to Studsvik with the opening of a new United States office, after having led the Advanced Methods group at GE Global Nuclear Fuel. During his career, Dave developed several codes and methods for analysis and optimization of PWRs and BWRs that are in production use worldwide.
Dave is the author of over 45 technical papers and 25 US and international patents. Dave served as General Chair and Technical Program Chair for the Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management ANS Topical meetings and is a past Chair of the ANS Reactor Physics Division. He has been a technical reviewer during the past 20 years for the Journals of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Nuclear Technology.
Dave now serves as Chief Operating Officer and head of product development at Studsvik Scandpower.