Danny Lathouwers

Danny Lathouwers is an Associate Professor at the Delft University of Technology within the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Department of Radiation Science and Technology. His research focuses on computational techniques for nuclear reactor physics and proton therapy, particularly using adaptive numerical methods to simulate reactor systems and charged particle transport for high-quality dose distribution in patient geometries.

• Academic Affiliation: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Radiation Science and Technology
• Contact: Mekelweg 15, 2629JB Delft, The Netherlands | +31 15 278 3148 | d.lathouwers@tudelft.nl

His research areas include:

• Nuclear Reactor Physics: Numerical methods, modal analysis of neutron transport, multi-physics simulations for Generation-IV reactors
• Proton Therapy: Deterministic dose calculation, uncertainty quantification, robust treatment planning
• Adaptive Radiation Transport: Spatial/angular refinement techniques, discontinuous Galerkin methods

Recent publications highlight his expertise in:

• Proton therapy range verification systems
• Deterministic low-rank transport methods
• Deep learning applications for anatomical variability
• Multiphysics reactor modeling

He actively supervises MSc and BSc student projects in computational reactor physics and proton therapy.