Bojan Petrović, PhD
Professor
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Born: 1955

Education:

• Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1995
• M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987
• B.S., University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1979

Business Address:
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
e-mail: bojan.petrovic@gatech.edu

Membership: International Member since 2017
Department: Department of Energy Systems

https://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/petrovic 

 

Professional activities:

• “Development of IRIS Reactor”, Westinghouse-led multinational project (Deputy Director 2002-2007);
• “Fuel and Core Design Options to Overcome the Heavy Metal Loading Limit and Improve Performance and Safety of Liquid Salt Cooled Reactor”, U.S. DOE funded project 2012-2015 (Lead PI);
• “Integral Inherently Safe Light Water reactor (I2S-LWR)”, U.S. DOE funded multi-institutional integrated project 2013-2016 (Lead PI);
• “Improvements in SMR Modular Construction through Supply Chain Optimization and Lessons Learned”, U.S. DOE funded project 2013-2016 (Co-PI);
• “Integrated Approach to Fluoride High Temperature Reactor (FHR) Technology”, U.S. DOE funded multi-institutional integrated project 2015-2018 (Co-PI).
• “Research and Development Support for Molten Salt Research Reactor Licensure,” funded by Natura Resources LLC 2020-present (Co-PI)

Area of scientific and professional interest: 

• Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: advanced reactors design, reactor physics, fuel cycle, shielding, numerical simulations of nuclear systems, with the overarching theme of the role of nuclear power in sustainable development.

Awards or recognitions:

• Fulbright Scholar, 2022
• Elected Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, 2012
• Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2006
• Invited participant at the U.S. National Academies’ 2017 Beyond Boundaries – 15 Years of Exploring Intersection in Science, Engineering and Medicine, November 8-11, 2017, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA.
• Invited participant to the National Academies’ 2013 The Future of Nuclear Technologies, November 15-17, 2013, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA 
• IAEA, Invited Expert/Consultant
• OECD/NEA, Invited Expert
• Westinghouse Corporate-Level Signature Award
• American Nuclear Society
  • Reactor Physics Division Program Committee Chair, 2006-2009
  • Mathematics and Computation Division Best Benchmark Paper Award, 1995
  • Reactor Physics Division, Best Paper Award, 1993 and 2008
• Progress in Nuclear Energy
  • Guest Co-Editor for a special issue, 2011
• ANS Annual Meeting, Technical Program Chair, 2009
• Nuclear Technology
  • Member of the Editorial Board
  • Guest Editor for two special issues, 2005
• International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management III Technical Program Chair, 2003