Olga Negri

Olga Negri is a Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manchester, specializing in reactor physics and advanced nuclear reactor technologies. Her research focuses on Generation IV reactors, including High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGRs) and Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs), with expertise in core design, criticality safety, and advanced fuel modeling for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

• Education: Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering (2020) from the University of Manchester.

Her work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Energy, particularly through the Dalton Nuclear Institute. Recent research outputs include studies on fuel burnup in high-density fuels, molten salt reactor performance, and circulating-fuel reactor designs. She has collaborated with organizations like EPSRC, US-DoE, UKNNL, Rolls-Royce, Amentum, and URENCO.

Research interests span Gen-IV reactor technologies, HTGRs, advanced nuclear fuels, reactor core design, and code coupling. Her publications highlight multidisciplinary approaches to enhancing reactor safety, optimizing fuel flow dynamics, and developing sustainable nuclear energy solutions.

• Key Collaborations: EPSRC/US-DoE, UKNNL, Rolls-Royce, Amentum, URENCO
• Projects: U-Battery, USNC’s Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) under the UK's AMR program

She leads MSc/MEng and BEng courses in Reactor Physics and provides software training, demonstrating significant contributions to both academic research and industrial applications in nuclear engineering.