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Dr. Jennifer Helen Stansby is an Associate Lecturer in the Nuclear Engineering team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), within the College of Engineering. She is based in the Ainsworth Building (J17), level 4, room 402A, and teaches ENGG9743: Nuclear Fuel Cycle while serving as program coordinator for the Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Minor (ENGGF2).
Dr. Stansby completed her PhD on energy storage materials at UNSW and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), before joining the UNSW Nuclear Engineering team first as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and now as an Associate Lecturer.
Her research focuses on developing next-generation nuclear fuel technologies through an interdisciplinary approach that combines chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Key research interests include advanced nuclear fuels, uranium science, nuclear fuel cycle, solid-state and materials chemistry, and in situ characterization techniques such as X-ray and neutron diffraction. Her work specifically targets understanding nuclear fuel degradation processes, developing better nuclear fuel materials, and accelerating nuclear fuel qualification times. Dr. Stansby's interdisciplinary methodology integrates atomic-scale crystal structure understanding from chemistry, structure-property relationships from materials science, and advanced characterization techniques from engineering.
Dr. Stansby's publication record demonstrates expertise spanning nuclear materials and energy storage. Her recent work shows a clear trajectory from fundamental materials science toward practical nuclear fuel applications, with an increasing focus on uranium-based materials and nuclear fuel performance. She employs advanced characterization techniques including neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to investigate crystal structures and material properties under extreme conditions.
Dr. Stansby is actively involved in education and is passionate about closing the gender gap in STEM fields. She teaches nuclear engineering courses and coordinates undergraduate programs while conducting research that bridges fundamental science with real-world nuclear energy applications. Her collaborative research approach involves working with diverse colleagues across the globe to develop materials that will extend fuel cycle length in nuclear reactors, improving the prospects of nuclear power.
