Jacopo Buongiorno

Jacopo Buongiorno serves as the TEPCO Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, where he directs both the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES) and Science and Technology at the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory. His research portfolio includes over 80 journal articles focusing on reactor safety and design, two-phase flow and heat transfer, and nanofluid technology. His excellence in both research and teaching has earned him numerous prestigious awards, including the Ruth and Joel Spira Award and the Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society. As Director of CANES, he leads one of MIT's eight Low-Carbon-Energy Centers while also directing the MIT study on the Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World. His expertise extends beyond academia through his work as a consultant for the nuclear industry in reactor thermal-hydraulics and his service on the Accrediting Board of the National Academy of Nuclear Training. A Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, he has served on various prestigious committees, including the Naval Studies Board and the Special Committee on Fukushima, while also participating in the Defense Science Study Group