Juan Jose Manfredi

Dr. Juan Jose Manfredi is an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering in the Department of Engineering Physics at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He focuses on radiation detection, nuclear physics, and computational modeling, with projects involving additive manufacturing of scintillators, nuclear data measurements with the GENESIS collaboration, and terrestrial gamma flash detection systems aboard "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Physics, Michigan State University (2018)
• M.S. in Physics, Michigan State University (2015)
• B.A. in Mathematics and Physics, Washington University in St. Louis (2012, Summa cum laude)

Research Interests:

• Nuclear Reactions on Exotic Isotopes
• Scintillator Development and Characterization
• Neutron Imaging and Radiation Detection
• Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics
• Natural Language Processing for Nuclear Science

Publication Trends: Recent works emphasize radiation detection technologies (scintillators, neutron imaging), nuclear reactions on exotic isotopes, symmetry energy studies in heavy-ion collisions, and detector calibration using cosmic rays.

Scientific Awards:

• DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (2013-2017)
• NSSC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020-2021)
• MSU Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2017)
• NSCL Fellowship (2012-2017)
• Washington University Scholarships (Eliot & Robert Levis Family, 2008-2012)

Professional Collaborations: Projects involve cross-institutional efforts with the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.