Senior R&D staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and group leader of the Research and Test Reactor Physics Group
Bio
Dr. Benjamin R. Betzler, a senior R&D staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and group leader of the Research and Test Reactor Physics Group. He joined the laboratory in 2014 after completing his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on advanced reactor design and Monte Carlo radiation transport methods.
ORNL's mission has grown and expanded through the years, and now it is at the forefront of supercomputing, advanced manufacturing, materials research, neutron science, clean energy, and national security. With 4,200 staff, 3,000 guest researchers, 20 user facilities, and a budget of approximately $1.2 billion, ORNL supports the Department of Energy's mission through six major scientific competencies in energy, neutron science, high-performance computing, complex biological systems, materials research, and national security.