From d4f4c3567842af56f050ece2d7b66d558619ac9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:27:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 01/10] remove superfluous permissions block --- .github/workflows/test_build.yml | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml index 7268d858..22a330de 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on: workflow_dispatch: jobs: - build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest From bd9d17fd32a2d1adf728a007f60b796dd7a4dd5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:24:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 02/10] Update list of projects --- _data/agencies.yml | 2 ++ _data/collaborators.yml | 6 +++++- _data/project-archive.yml | 15 ++++++++++++++- _data/projects.yml | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 4 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/agencies.yml b/_data/agencies.yml index 7e071ef2..c051772a 100644 --- a/_data/agencies.yml +++ b/_data/agencies.yml @@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ name: Advanced Research Projects Agency ‑ Energy (ARPA-E) - agency: pscw name: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin +- agency: nsf + name: National Science Foundation \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_data/collaborators.yml b/_data/collaborators.yml index 17376973..629fa11e 100644 --- a/_data/collaborators.yml +++ b/_data/collaborators.yml @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ inst: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics url: https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/juliana-pacheco-duarte/ - code: maa - name: Dr. Mohammad Amer Allaf + name: Dr. Mohammad Amer af inst: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics url: https://reti.neep.wisc.edu/staff/mohammad-amer-allaf/ - code: eag @@ -100,3 +100,7 @@ name: Eugene "Gene" Grecheck inst: Grecheck Consulting LLC url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenegrecheck/ +- code: kg + name: Dr. Kuhika Gupta + inst: University of Oklahoma, Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis + url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuhika-gupta-2043945 diff --git a/_data/project-archive.yml b/_data/project-archive.yml index d51ec38a..43ececee 100644 --- a/_data/project-archive.yml +++ b/_data/project-archive.yml @@ -31,5 +31,18 @@ cnerg_collaborators: ['js', 'sf', 'klyg'] other_collaborators: abstract: - pubs: [ stomps_contrastive_2024 ] + pubs: [ stomps_snm_2023, stomps_contrastive_2024 ] project_url: https://eti.gatech.edu +- short_code: codesign + area_code: econ + title: Integrating socially led co-design into consent-based siting of interim storage facilities + agency: neup + start_date: 2022-10-01 + end_date: 2025-09-30 + lead_pi: kg + cnerg_pi: pphw + cnerg_collaborators: + other_collaborators: [db, eag] + abstract: + pubs: [ostad_rahimi_perceived_2026] + project_url: \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_data/projects.yml b/_data/projects.yml index 0921daba..c968349c 100644 --- a/_data/projects.yml +++ b/_data/projects.yml @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +- short_code: cardinal-pose + area_code: rtnam + title: Cardinal - An Open-Source Ecosystem for High-Fidelity Multiphysics for Energy Applications + agency: nsf + start_date: 2026-09-01 + end_date: 2028-08-31 + lead_pi: ajn + cnerg_pi: pphw + cnerg_collaborators: + other_collaborators: [ 'pcs' ] + abstract: + pubs: [ ] + project_url: https://github.com/neams-th-coe/cardinal_amr - short_code: amrmc area_code: rtnam title: Unstructured Adaptive Mesh Algorithms for Monte Carlo Transport @@ -21,7 +34,7 @@ well-captured. Despite the remarkable success of AMR in other fields, there has AMR for Monte Carlo tally meshes, especially in the context of multiphysics or in combination with hand p-refinement. This proposal will develop the fundamental methods and techniques for unstructured mesh AMR with Monte Carlo tallies to enable a transformative leap forward in speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." - pubs: + pubs: [sawatzky_adaptive_2025] project_url: https://github.com/neams-th-coe/cardinal_amr - short_code: hifistell area_code: rtnam @@ -31,10 +44,10 @@ speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." end_date: 2027-09-30 lead_pi: ab cnerg_pi: pphw - cnerg_collaborators: cam + cnerg_collaborators: [cam, mgrove, ew] other_collaborators: crs abstract: - pubs: [moreno_parastell_2024] + pubs: [moreno_investigation_2026, moreno_parastell_2024] project_url: https://hifistell.plasma.princeton.edu/ - short_code: frontend area_code: nfca From 7dcf44847570ec4382def82e097cd7fb327c176f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:25:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 03/10] Connor graduated --- _data/people.yml | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/people.yml b/_data/people.yml index 9d0cd9df..2d2147af 100644 --- a/_data/people.yml +++ b/_data/people.yml @@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ url: "keb" image: biegel.jpg role: "PhD Dissertator, Argonne National Laboratory Graduate Fellow" - - name: "Connor Moreno" - url: "cam" - role: "PhD Dissertator, GERS" - image: moreno.jpg - name: "Lewis Gross" url: "lg" role: "PhD Dissertator, US NRC Fellow" @@ -306,6 +302,13 @@ role: Programmer employer: employer_url: + - name: "Connor Moreno" + linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-moreno-721542126/ + code: cam + year: 2026 + role: PhD + employer: Type One Energy + employer_url: https://typeoneenergy.com/ - name: Damien Moule linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-moule-41a69012a/ year: 2011 From fff4a095d3f5e297429ca48bea27b8f2d60f8a75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:25:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 04/10] Fix typo in layout --- _layouts/project_list.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_layouts/project_list.html b/_layouts/project_list.html index 0d4de274..871c55df 100644 --- a/_layouts/project_list.html +++ b/_layouts/project_list.html @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@

{{ area.title }}


Lead PI: {% if lead_pi != None %} {% if lead_pi.url != "" %} - {{ lead_pi.name }} ({{ lead_pi.inst }}) + {{ lead_pi.name }} ({{ lead_pi.inst }}) {% else %} {{ lead_pi.name }} ({{ lead_pi.inst }}) {% endif %} From a094fce5cf208cee464cc0baf7481f696d707085 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:34:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 05/10] move old project --- _data/project-archive.yml | 15 ++++++++++++++- _data/projects.yml | 13 ------------- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/project-archive.yml b/_data/project-archive.yml index 43ececee..f402dab4 100644 --- a/_data/project-archive.yml +++ b/_data/project-archive.yml @@ -45,4 +45,17 @@ other_collaborators: [db, eag] abstract: pubs: [ostad_rahimi_perceived_2026] - project_url: \ No newline at end of file + project_url: +- short_code: inlrafm + area_code: nsa + title: Neutron Activation Research For Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steels + agency: inlldrd + start_date: 2025-05-01 + end_date: 2027-09-30 + lead_pi: nw + cnerg_pi: pphw + cnerg_collaborators: [jtds, ew] + other_collaborators: cah + abstract: + pubs: + project_url: diff --git a/_data/projects.yml b/_data/projects.yml index c968349c..eaf0be5c 100644 --- a/_data/projects.yml +++ b/_data/projects.yml @@ -124,19 +124,6 @@ speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." abstract: pubs: project_url: -- short_code: inlrafm - area_code: nsa - title: Neutron Activation Research For Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steels - agency: inlldrd - start_date: 2025-05-01 - end_date: 2027-09-30 - lead_pi: nw - cnerg_pi: pphw - cnerg_collaborators: [jtds, ew] - other_collaborators: cah - abstract: - pubs: - project_url: - short_code: uw-fire area_code: nsa title: "FIRE Collaborative: Fusion Neutrons for Integrated Blanket Technology Development Through Advanced Testing and Design" From 1f6e01a886db70479660cff0efae1d2b6516a95c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:43:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 06/10] add genesis --- _data/agencies.yml | 3 ++- _data/collaborators.yml | 8 ++++++++ _data/projects.yml | 16 ++++++++++++---- 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/agencies.yml b/_data/agencies.yml index c051772a..7e34830a 100644 --- a/_data/agencies.yml +++ b/_data/agencies.yml @@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ name: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin - agency: nsf name: National Science Foundation - \ No newline at end of file +- agency: fes-genesis + name: Fusion Energy Sciences GENESIS program diff --git a/_data/collaborators.yml b/_data/collaborators.yml index 629fa11e..a550f33b 100644 --- a/_data/collaborators.yml +++ b/_data/collaborators.yml @@ -104,3 +104,11 @@ name: Dr. Kuhika Gupta inst: University of Oklahoma, Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuhika-gupta-2043945 +- code: dbcs + name: Prof. David Bindel + inst: Cornell University, Department of Computer Science + url: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/~bindel/ +- code: srm + name: Prof. Steve Marschner + inst: Cornell University, Department of Computer Science + url: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/%7Esrm/ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_data/projects.yml b/_data/projects.yml index eaf0be5c..b0208b00 100644 --- a/_data/projects.yml +++ b/_data/projects.yml @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +- short_code: genesis-ph1 + area_code: rtnam + title: Stellarator blanket optimization with differentiable Monte Carlo neutronics + agency: fes-genesis + start_date: 2026-09-01 + end_date: 2027-06-30 + lead_pi: pphw + other_collaborators: [pcs, dbcs, srm] - short_code: cardinal-pose area_code: rtnam title: Cardinal - An Open-Source Ecosystem for High-Fidelity Multiphysics for Energy Applications @@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ end_date: 2027-09-30 lead_pi: ajn cnerg_pi: pphw - cnerg_collaborators: walid + cnerg_collaborators: [walid, evpou] other_collaborators: [ 'pcs', 'pkr', ks ] abstract: "Recent growth in computing now permits large-scale multiphysics modeling using Monte Carlo methods, considered state-of-the-art for particle transport. The Monte Carlo method is well-suited for @@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ well-captured. Despite the remarkable success of AMR in other fields, there has AMR for Monte Carlo tally meshes, especially in the context of multiphysics or in combination with hand p-refinement. This proposal will develop the fundamental methods and techniques for unstructured mesh AMR with Monte Carlo tallies to enable a transformative leap forward in speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." - pubs: [sawatzky_adaptive_2025] + pubs: [sawatzky_adaptive_2027, sawatzky_adaptive_2025] project_url: https://github.com/neams-th-coe/cardinal_amr - short_code: hifistell area_code: rtnam @@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." end_date: 2027-09-30 lead_pi: ab cnerg_pi: pphw - cnerg_collaborators: [cam, mgrove, ew] + cnerg_collaborators: [cam, mgrove, ew, tanjimul] other_collaborators: crs abstract: pubs: [moreno_investigation_2026, moreno_parastell_2024] @@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ speed, accuracy, and robustness of Monte Carlo methods for advanced simulation." end_date: 2030-03-14 lead_pi: ase cnerg_pi: pphw - cnerg_collaborators: ['sf'] + cnerg_collaborators: [sf, HC] other_collaborators: bl abstract: pubs: [ stomps_contrastive_2024 ] From 570415577432f4a21cd0e1bd69cd6e155aab83bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:11:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 07/10] Gerson moved on --- _data/people.yml | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/people.yml b/_data/people.yml index 2d2147af..a26c5b95 100644 --- a/_data/people.yml +++ b/_data/people.yml @@ -65,18 +65,10 @@ - group: 'Undergraduate Students' people: - - name: "Gerson A. Esquivel Garcia" - url: "gaeg" - role: "Undergraduate Intern" - image: Gerson.jpg - name: "Hermione Celestain" url: HC Role: "Undergraduate Student" image: Hermione.jpg - - name: "Evan Pouliot" - url: "evpou" - role: "Undergraduate Researcher With SURE" - image: Evan_thebestihave.jpg - name: "Tanjimul Safi" url: "tanjimul" role: "Undergraduate Researcher" @@ -158,6 +150,11 @@ role: PhD employer: SHINE Technologies employer_url: https://shinefusion.com + - name: "Gerson A. Esquivel Garcia" + code: "gaeg" + role: "Undergraduate Intern" + employer: University of Wisconsin-Madison + employer_url: https://engineering.wisc.edu/neep - name: Matthew Gidden linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gidden-11a6366/ year: 2015 @@ -380,6 +377,9 @@ role: Undergraduate Intern employer: employer_url: + - name: Evan Pouliot + code: evpou + role: Undergraduate Intern - name: Michael Priaulx code: mp year: 2008 @@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ - name: Josh Ruegsegger year: 2022 role: MS + employer: Savannah River National Laboratory + employer_url: https://www.srnl.gov/ - name: Ben Schmitt linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-schmitt-79518677/ year: 2006 From b9ebd3c23054a968629278c108b05af6185d3c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:13:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 08/10] fix Amer typo --- _data/collaborators.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/collaborators.yml b/_data/collaborators.yml index a550f33b..3e2a38e0 100644 --- a/_data/collaborators.yml +++ b/_data/collaborators.yml @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ inst: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics url: https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/juliana-pacheco-duarte/ - code: maa - name: Dr. Mohammad Amer af + name: Dr. Mohammad Amer Allaf inst: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics url: https://reti.neep.wisc.edu/staff/mohammad-amer-allaf/ - code: eag From d3dd5b10558c4266ef44371684dc8d29de678eac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:25:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 09/10] add a publication to a past project --- _data/project-archive.yml | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/_data/project-archive.yml b/_data/project-archive.yml index f402dab4..e90c3738 100644 --- a/_data/project-archive.yml +++ b/_data/project-archive.yml @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cnerg_collaborators: [ kam ] other_collaborators: project_url: https://mtv.engin.umich.edu/ + pubs: [mummah_set_2026] - short_code: eti area_code: nucsec title: Consortium for Enabling Technology and Innovation (ETI) From f67f15721982defee6da089c74b5962c0dd32f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul P.H. Wilson" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:25:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 10/10] improve project description --- _data/projects.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/projects.yml b/_data/projects.yml index b0208b00..15e0ad38 100644 --- a/_data/projects.yml +++ b/_data/projects.yml @@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ end_date: 2027-06-30 lead_pi: pphw other_collaborators: [pcs, dbcs, srm] + abstract: "Breeding blankets for fusion energy systems must balance multiple +objectives: magnet shielding, energy conversion and tritium fuel breeding. +This is challenging enough in any magnetic fusion energy system, but the +complex three-dimensional geometry of stellarators compounds this complexity. +The available space for breeding blanket components between the plasma and the +magnets that generate that plasma shape varies in three dimensions, giving a +high-dimensional design space for those blanket components. Naive approaches +for machine-driven optimization require O(10E7) expensive Monte Carlo radiation +transport simulations. Some reliance on surrogate models can reduce this to +O(10E3) of these simulations. This proposal seeks to employ AI to reduce this +to O(10) simulations, reducing the time to find an optimum stellarator blanket +configuration from thousands of cpu-years to thousands of cpu-hours. This +improvement will allow fusion energy developers to produce optimal blanket +systems for new plasma configurations at a rate that allows for tighter +coupled optimization of plasmas with blankets rather than as separate steps." - short_code: cardinal-pose area_code: rtnam title: Cardinal - An Open-Source Ecosystem for High-Fidelity Multiphysics for Energy Applications @@ -18,7 +33,7 @@ other_collaborators: [ 'pcs' ] abstract: pubs: [ ] - project_url: https://github.com/neams-th-coe/cardinal_amr + project_url: https://cardinal.cels.anl.gov/ - short_code: amrmc area_code: rtnam title: Unstructured Adaptive Mesh Algorithms for Monte Carlo Transport