Expert in Nuclear Reactor Safety and Multi-physics Modeling
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Delft University of TechnologyVictor Hugo Sánchez Espinoza serves as Head of the Group Reactor Physics and Dynamics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Project Leader for Light Water Reactor Safety and Methods. His expertise spans multiple areas of nuclear engineering, particularly focusing on multi-physics and multi-scale methodologies for reactor design and safety assessment. As a lecturer at KIT, he teaches reactor safety fundamentals and safety assessment of nuclear power plants while supervising PhD, Master, and Bachelor students both at KIT and internationally. His research portfolio includes the development and validation of numerical safety analysis tools, two-phase flow codes, and severe accident management systems. He has made significant contributions to nuclear safety through his work on coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics codes, subchannel analysis, and safety aspects of Small Modular Reactors. His publications have received over 700 citations, demonstrating his significant impact on the field of nuclear reactor safety and simulation methodologies