ARIF AKHTER
RANGON

Collaborator

• Conducted deterministic radiation-transport simulations under DOE-NEAMS/NEUP project using GRIFFIN software in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory.
• Interfaced Neural Network in Pebble Tracking Transport algorithm in GRIFFIN that is used to generate multigroup cross sections on the fly instead of using libraries.

Graduate Research Assistant

• Developed neural network models in PyTorch to parameterize pebble-bed multigroup cross sections as functions of neutron spectra and thermal-hydraulic conditions, under supervision of Dr. Jean Ragusa.
• Developed a methodology to generate a rich training dataset using Serpent Monte Carlo Code for the cross-section predictions with Neural Network.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Assisted in teaching NUEN301: Nuclear Reactor Theory under Dr. Carlo Fiorina.
• Assisted in teaching NUEN329: Analytical and Numerical Methods under Dr. Jean Ragusa.
• Designed ADA-compliant homework sets and assignments, shifted from PDF-based solutions to Jupyter notebooks and transitioned from traditional homework to Canvas-native, auto-graded digital quizzes.
• Produced video lectures, homework walkthroughs, and Q&A review sessions.

Industrial Trainee

• Assisted in experimental design and plasma diagnostics at the Plasma Physics division in BAEC.
• Analyzed particle flux data and contributed to the safety-protocol reports.

Doctor of Philosophy — Nuclear Engineering

• Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
• Major courses: Neutron Transport Methods, Deep Learning, Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors, Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards, Methods and Applications of Partial Differential Equations, Statistics and Data Science.

Master of Science — Nuclear Engineering

• Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
• Major Courses: Nuclear Reactor Theory, Radiation Interactions and Shielding, Advanced Reactor Design, Reactor Analysis and Experimentation, Numerical Analysis.

Bachelor of Science — Nuclear Engineering

• Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka
• Major Courses: Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Reactor Safety, Security and Safeguards, Decommissioning, Radiation Imaging, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

U. M. Nabila, A. A. Rangon, M. H. Prodhan; 'Applications of Nuclear Technology, Bangladesh Perspective'; ENERZINE, Institute of Energy, University of Dhaka, ISSN 2518-6485, Issue 1, Vol 3, Page 61–69.

M. H. Prodhan, M. H. Sahadath, A. A. Rangon, B. M. Rabby Hossain. 'A Review on Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Recommendations for the Present and Future Nuclear Power Plant'; IOSR Journal of Applied Physics, 10(2), Pages 44–51.

Presented 'High-Fidelity PBR Depletion Calculation in Griffin using Artificial Neural Network' at INMM — Texas A&M Student Chapter: Pebble Bed and TRISO-Fueled Reactors Nonproliferation Workshop.

Participated in Molten Salt Bootcamp held at the University of California, Berkeley.

Design Project — Wireless multifunction smart security system for inaccessible places in a nuclear power plant. Department of Nuclear Engineering; University of Dhaka.

Idea Presentation on Hypothetical MSR Power Plant Construction Under Seawater: Public Fear, Financial Analysis and Technical Feasibility Study. Annual Fab Fest, University of Dhaka.

Dr. Jean Ragusa

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Dr. Yaqi Wang

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