Joshua A. Handley

Joshua A. Handley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Oregon State University, with a secondary role as Senior Research staff. He holds appointments within the College of Engineering and focuses on advanced radiation detection technologies and their applications in national security and hazardous environment monitoring. His research integrates robotics, autonomous systems, and real-time data analysis.

• Education:
• Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University (2023)
• M.S. Nuclear Engineering, L’Ecole des Mines de Nantes (2015)
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology (2010)

His research interests include next-generation radiation detectors, large-scale monitoring systems, and novel analysis techniques for gamma spectroscopy. He has pioneered the use of coded aperture imaging for high-activity source localization through collaborations with CERN’s ATLAS detector group. Handley’s work emphasizes reducing human exposure to hazardous tasks via autonomous sensor deployment, drawing from 12+ years of industry R&D experience in designing gamma spectroscopy systems used globally. He transitioned to academia in 2023 after leading non-destructive analysis systems at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site.

His professional contributions span Homeland Security applications, process control systems, and digital radiography. Current efforts focus on integrating robotics with radiation detection for field deployable solutions.