OBJECTIVE: Obtain a full time position as a Nuclear Engineer or related field.
EDUCATION:
Master of Science - Major: Nuclear Engineering. Concentration Radiological Engineering.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (GPA=3.5).
(August, 2007– Present). All requirements are completed.
Criticality Safety Completed four courses in Criticality Safety and Monte Carlo.
Certificate - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (GPA=3.5).
(August, 2004– May, 2005)
Ph.D. Candidate - Major: Nuclear Engineering, Minor: Applied Mathematics.
Completed all course work and qualifying exams. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (GPA=3.5). (August 1986-December 1997)
Master of Science - Major: Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, New Mexico. (GPA=3.3). (August 1983 – May 1986)
Bachelor of Arts - Major: Physics, Millersville University. Millersville, Pennsylvania.
(January, 1978 – May, 1983)
TECHNICAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Faculty Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Knoxville, TN.
Member: I taught college level math courses. (August 2007 – August 2008)
Adjunct Faculty Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ. I taught college level math
Member: courses including Ordinary Differential Equations.
(August 1992 – Dec 1998) and (August 1987- May 1989)
Graduate Student Arizona Public Service, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station,
Summer Intern: Phoenix, AZ. I supported software development of the, real time, simulated power plant systems. (May 1989 - August 1989)
Systems Engineer: GSE Systems Incorporated Columbia, Maryland. I supported software development, testing, and integration of the, real time, simulated power plant systems. Work experience with GSE Systems, Incorporated, real time, Simulation Software Support (S3). (August 1989 – April 1992)
COMPUTER FORTRAN Programming language. Very good windows based and
SKILLS: good LINUX based computer skills. Work experience with BRYTRN, EPREM, RESRAD, Scale, and MCNP. Some experience with MATLAB, Perl. I am also actively involved in development of EMMREM.
PUPLICATIONS:
1- “Dose and Dose Equivalent Rate Calculations from a Solar Energetic Particle Event using Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module (EMMREM)†M. PourArsalan*, University of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department ; L. W. Towsend, University of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department; N. A. Schwadron, Boston University, Astronomy Dept; K Kozarev, Boston University, Astronomy Dept; M .A.-Dayeh, Southwest Research Institute. Presented at 54th HPS Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN USA on July 12-16, 2009.
2- “Time-dependent estimates of Organ Dose and Organ Dose Equivalent Rates for human crews in deep space from 26 October 2003 Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) Event (Halloween Event) using Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module (EMMREM)â€â€, M. PourArsalan* ; L.W. Townsend, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee; N. Schwadron; K. Kozarev Department of Astronomy Boston University; M.A. Dayeh; M. Desai, Southwest Research Institute. To be published in AGU Space Weather Journal in 2010.
3- “Estimates of Organ Dose and Organ Dose Equivalent Rates for human crews in deep space from 15 January 2005 Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) Event using Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module (EMMREM)â€â€,
M. PourArsalan*; L.W. Townsend; M.I. Hall Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee; N. Schwadron; K. Kozarev Department of Astronomy Boston University; M.A. Dayeh; M. Desai, Southwest Research Institute. To be presented at 55th HPS Annual Meeting 27 June-2 July 2010, Salt Lake City, UT.
4- Estimates of Skin and BFO exposures for human crews in deep
space from the 15 January 2005 Solar Energetic Particle Event using the Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module
M. PourArsalan*; L.W. Townsend; M.I. Hall Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee; N.A. Schwadron; K. Kozarev Department of Astronomy Boston University; M.A. Dayeh; M. Desai, Southwest Research Institute. To be presented at 2010 RPSD Topical Meeting, Aprill 18-23 2010, Las Vegas, NV
PUPLICATIONS CO-AUTHERED:
1- Estimates of Radiation Exposures on Mars for Female Crews in Hemispherical Habitats. Lawrence W. Townsend; Mahmoud PourArsalan; Michael I. Hall. Department of Nuclear Engineering, 215 Pasqua Engineering Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-2300, ltownsen[at]tennessee.edu
EMMREM Papers to be Submitted to the AGU Spaceweather Journal in December 2009.
2- The Earth Moon Mars Radiation Environment Module Framework, N. Schwadron, K. Kozarev, H. Spence, M. Golightly, R. K. Squier, L. Townsend, R. Hatcher, M. PourArsalan, F. Cuccinotta, M. Y. Kim, M. A. Dayeh, M. Desai, D. Hassler, A. Posner.
3- Predictions of the Linear Energy Transfer Spectrum for the CRaTER Detector During the LRO Mission , L.W. Townsend, Y. M. Charara, M. PourArsalan, J. A. Anderson, C. M. Farmer, H. Spence, N.A. Schwadron, M. J. Golightly, and F. A. Cucinotta.
4- Proton intensity gradients and radiation dose equivalents in the inner heliosphere: Modeling and Prediction, M A Dayeh, M I Desai, N A Schwadron, K Kozarev, L. Townsend, R. Hatcher, M. PourArsalan, and C Zeitlin.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
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