Michał Górkiewicz

Michał Górkiewicz is a researcher at the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Otwock, Poland, affiliated with the Division of Nuclear Energy and Environmental Studies. He completed his PhD in November 2023 under Prof. Jerzy Cetnar (AGH University of Science and Technology & NCBJ) with research focused on coupled neutronic and thermal-hydraulic calculations for High Temperature Reactor safety applications.

His educational foundation includes specialized coursework in reactor physics, nuclear engineering, and computational methods at AGH University, covering topics from HTR physics to machine learning applications in nuclear facility design. Research interests center on neutronics-thermal hydraulics coupling, HTGR core design optimization, and mitigation of thermal hot-spots through advanced control rod strategies.

Górkiewicz's publication record features a 2021 *Energies* article on power distribution flattening in HTGR cores using structured control rods, reflecting his expertise in reactor physics and safety optimization. His work demonstrates strong methodological integration of Monte Carlo neutronics (MCB code) with thermal-hydraulic modeling (POKE/OpenFOAM).

He has presented research findings in multiple NCBJ seminars addressing neutronic-thermal hydraulics coupling for prismatic HTGR cores and control rod optimization strategies. As an active member of NCBJ's Division of Nuclear Energy and Environmental Studies, he contributes to Poland's nuclear energy research infrastructure through computational modeling and safety analysis.