Rizwan Uddin

Rizwan Uddin is a Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds joint appointments as Professor of Computational Science and Engineering and is affiliated with the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment. His career spans over two decades, including roles at the University of Virginia prior to his current positions.

• Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois (1987)
• M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois (1983)
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (1980)

His research focuses on Nuclear Engineering, Computational Biology, Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, and Multi-Physics Modeling and Simulation. He specializes in advanced reactor designs, computational methods for reactor physics, and human factors in nuclear systems.

Recent publications highlight his work in hybrid numerical methods, turbulence modeling in porous media, and application of digital twins for reactor simulation. His 2024 paper explores XR technologies for human factor studies, while 2022-2021 works refine nodal integral methods and code verification techniques.

• Scientific Awards: Fellow of the American Nuclear Society (2014), multiple Mark Mills Award advisor recognitions, Best Paper Awards, and teaching honors.
• Grants and Funding: National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Fellow (2008-2009), collaborative projects with Nano Nuclear.

He leads the Virtual Education & Research Laboratory and has served on university and departmental committees, including the Computational Science and Engineering Steering Committee.