Affiliated researcher

Michael Short

Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

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Email

hereiam@mit.edu

Research interests

Corrosion, Fouling, Radiation damage, Material properties, Alloy development, Coupled effects, Dirty physics

Research areas

Power generation
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Related topics

Nuclear energy

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