Kevin Clarno

Kevin Clarno is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Charlotte Maer Patton Centennial Fellowship in Engineering. His research focuses on computational nuclear energy, multiphysics reactor simulation, and high-performance computing (HPC). Previously, he spent 15 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he led major initiatives such as the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) and contributed to the development of software tools like SCALE, CTF, and VERA.

Education and Career:

• Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2010–2016)
• Senior Research Scientist at ORNL (2006–2021)

Research Interests:

• Multiphysics coupling methods for reactor simulation
• Multiscale neutronics and thermal-hydraulics modeling
• Advanced reactor design (e.g., molten salt reactors)
• HPC-driven software integration for nuclear analysis
• Uncertainty quantification in coupled simulations

Grants and Projects:

• Lead of CASL’s Physics Integration Focus Area
• Development of the Advanced Multi-Physics (AMP) fuel code
• ORNL-led strategic research projects in reactor simulation

Labs and Tools:

• VERA: Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications
• CTF: Thermal-hydraulic solver for PWR analysis
• MPACT: Neutronics simulation tool within SCALE