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Caleb Brooks is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, and a Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar. He holds a parallel appointment as WPI Associate Professor at Kyushu University's International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research. Brooks earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University (2008, 2014).
His research focuses on advanced reactor designs, reactor thermal-hydraulics, interfacial area transport, and transient accident analysis. Key areas include molten salt reactors, microreactor integration, and thermal-hydraulic modeling. He leads the Multiphase Thermo-fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the Illinois Microreactor RD&D Center, advancing innovations in nuclear energy systems and decarbonization strategies.
Brooks teaches courses on nuclear system engineering, heat transfer, and computational multiphase flow. His work spans 150+ publications, emphasizing reactor safety, xenon dynamics, and energy system integration. He has secured grants, including a $2M DOE award for fuel storage solutions, and collaborates globally on projects like the KRONOS microreactor and nuclear-hybrid microgrids.
Brooks is a sought-after reviewer for journals like Nuclear Science and Engineering and serves on the editorial board of Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow. His professional memberships include the American Nuclear Society and American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers.
