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Dr. Michael Bluck is an Associate Professor in Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London's Department of Mechanical Engineering. He serves as Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering and the Rolls-Royce Nuclear University Technology Centre, coordinating research, teaching, and policy advice across nuclear fission and fusion. His expertise spans advanced computational methods applied to nuclear reactor design, including spherical tokamaks and small modular reactors (SMRs). He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics (Mathematical Physics) from the University of Kent and a PhD from Imperial College on integral equation methods for wave propagation.
Bluck's research focuses on integrating computational mechanics with nuclear engineering challenges, such as thermal mixing in reactor components and uncertainty quantification in fusion economics. He leads interdisciplinary projects involving Bayesian networks for decision support, CFD simulations for fluid dynamics, and collaboration with industry partners like Rolls-Royce. His work addresses both technical and policy aspects of nuclear energy, including cost-driver analysis and government advisory roles.
Key affiliations include the Applied Mechanics and Nuclear Engineering groups at Imperial. His research outputs span computational methods (e.g., POD/SPOD analysis, Gaussian process emulation) and socio-economic studies on fusion commercialization. Though no explicit awards are listed, his contributions to nuclear innovation are reflected in his leadership roles and collaborative industry projects.
Bluck’s advising and grants involve advancing computational tools for nuclear systems, with notable projects on SMRs and submarine reactor technologies. His lab, the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, fosters cross-disciplinary research and education in nuclear science and technology.
