Dr. Chad L. Pope is a Professor and Nuclear Engineering Program Director at Idaho State University since 2013. He maintains a joint appointment with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), focusing on nuclear safety, criticality analysis, and reactor physics. His expertise spans Nuclear Safety , Reactor Design , and Risk Assessment for nuclear facilities. His research includes: Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project with Oregon State University and TerraPower Flooding risk analysis for nuclear power plants Neutron computed tomography for spent fuel inspection SODA application for stochastic decision-making Publications show strong emphasis on Monte Carlo methods , thermal-hydraulics , and fast spectrum reactors . He has secured a $400,000 DOE grant for EBR-II reactor physics benchmarking. Students under his supervision have completed thesis work on topics ranging from neutron shielding to flooding fragility models . Collaborations with INL, TerraPower, and industry partners demonstrate his cross-sector impact in nuclear engineering.
Jean-François LARGEAU is a Teacher-researcher at IMT Atlantique Nantes, affiliated with the GREEN team and the Department of Energy Systems and Environment (Département Systèmes Énergétiques et Environnement) at Institut Mines-Télécom. He has been an associate researcher at GEPEA since 2014 and maintains strong connections with Icam where he began his academic career in 2011. His educational background includes a Master's degree in Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence from the University of Poitiers, followed by a doctorate in Acoustics and Dynamics of Unsteady Flows in 2004. Prior to entering academia, Dr. LARGEAU gained valuable industry experience working for R&D support companies serving major industrial groups and later with the Trelleborg/Tristone group in the automotive plastics industry. Dr. LARGEAU's research focuses on the energy recovery of waste through thermochemical processes, particularly pyrolysis and gasification to produce alternative fuels. His work aims to optimize the pyro-gasification process through both experimental studies on prototypes and comprehensive modeling approaches. His recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on converting various biomass wastes and challenging materials like used tires and petroleum sludge into valuable energy products. His research output shows a clear progression toward more sustainable waste-to-energy solutions, with particular attention to orange peels, agro-food wastes, and other abundant biomass resources. The work often combines experimental characterization with advanced modeling techniques to understand the fundamental processes and optimize conversion efficiency. 31 publications with 10,386 reads and 464 citations Active research in biomass energy, biofuels, biogasification, and biogas production Focus on practical applications of waste-to-energy technologies Dr. LARGEAU's advisory work appears to focus on graduate students involved in energy systems research, particularly those working on waste conversion technologies. His collaborations span multiple institutions, with strong ties to Mohand Tazerout's research group. His laboratory work centers on experimental studies of pyrolysis and gasification processes, with facilities for prototype testing and material characterization. The research group appears to have active projects on various waste streams including biomass wastes, used tires, and petroleum sludge.
