ACADEMICS

Degrees:  

Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 1991.

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, 1984.

B.S.E., Engineering Physics, Purdue University, 1981.

Years of Service: 

First year of service at UI

Two years of service at KSU

 Related Experience: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, University of
Missouri-Rolla (2000-2005) and Director, University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor facility

Courses Taught: 

Taught 3 different courses since 2005, including:

ME 573 Heat TransferI         

NE 630 Nuclear Reactor Physics        

NE 648 Nuclear Reactor Laboratory

At University of Missouri-Rolla

NE025 (UG) Introduction to Nuclear Technology Applications 

NE206 (UG) Reactor Operations I

NE303 (UG) Reactor Physics

NE304 (UG) Reactor Laboratory I

NE306 (UG) Nuclear Reactor Operations

NE307 (UG) Nuclear Fuel Cycle

NE308 (UG) Reactor Laboratory II

NE423 (GR) Nuclear Reactor Safety

Teaching Experience: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, University of
Missouri-Rolla (2000-2005)

Consulting and Patents: Patent Filed, 2004, Gamma-Irradiation Activated Aerogels for Encapsulating Heavy Metals, M. Bertino (Applicant), A. Tokuhiro (5% credit) and others.

States in Which Registered:  none

Principal Publications in Last Five Years:

C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, A. T. Tokuhiro, Structural investigation of Ag-Pd clusters synthesized with the radiolysis method, Langmuir, 18, 2434, 2002.

A. Tokuhiro and M. Bertino, Radiation resistance testing of MOSFET and CMOS as a means of risk management, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technology: Open Forum, 25,
518, 2002.

E. P. Loewen and A. T. Tokuhiro, Status of Research and Development of the Pb-Alloy Cooled Fast Reactor, Atomic Energy Soc. Japan, J. Nucl. Sci. and Technol., Vol. 40, No. 8, August 2003.

A. Tokuhiro, B. Vaughn, Test Results of the Omron FaceKey Access Security System at the University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor (UMRR), Atomic Energy Soc. Japan,  J. Nucl. Sci. and Technol., Vol. 41,
No. 4, April 2004.

J. F. Hund, M. F. Bertino, G. Zhang, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, N. Leventis, A. Tokuhiro, and J. Farmer,  “Formation and Entrapment of Noble Metal Clusters in Silica Aerogel Monoliths by g-Radiolysis”, J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 465 (2003).

J. F. Hund, M. F. Bertino, G. Zhang, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, N. Leventis, A. Tokuhiro, and J. Farmer,  “Synthesis of aerogel-metal cluster composites by gamma radiolysis”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 740, I11.2 (2003).

C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, D. Lahiri-Dey, S. Chattopadhyay, and J. Terry, “Synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles with high aspect ratio”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.740,
I7.15 (2003).

C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, D. Lahiri-Dey, S. Chattopadhyay, and J. Terry, “Radiolytic synthesis of bimetallic Ag-Pt nanoparticles with high aspect ratio”, J. Phys. Chem. B
107, 2966 (2003).

M. F. Bertino, J. F. Hund, G. Zhang, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, A. T. Tokuhiro, and  N. Leventis, “Room Temperature Synthesis of Noble Metal Clusters in the Mesopores of Mechanically Strong Silica-Polymer Aerogel Composites”, J.  Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 30, 43 (2004).

S. K. Pillalamarri, Frank D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, and M. F. Bertino, “Synthesis of polyaniline-silver nanocomposites using radiolysis”, Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering 90, 264 (2004).

M. F. Bertino, J. F. Hund, J. Sosa, G. Zhang, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, N. Leventis, A. T. Tokuhiro, and J. Terry, “High resolution patterning of silica aerogels”, published as a letter in J. of Non-Cryst. Solids 333, 108 (2004).

J. Z. Shi, V. Pandit, T. P. Schuman, M. F. Bertino, and A. T. Tokuhiro, “Synthesis and characterization of titanium nanoclusters using gamma radiolysis in organic media”, Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 228, U781-U781 032-INOR Part 1 (2004).

N. Chennamsetty, G. K. Venayagamoorthy, A. Tokuhiro, Facial Expression Classification Using Learning Vector Quantization Networks, Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks, Vol. 14, Smart Engineering System Design: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Programming, Complex Systems and Artificial Life, C.H. Dagli et al., Eds., ASME Press Series, New York, 2004, ISBN 0-7918-0228-0.

M. Buragohain, G. K. Venayagamoorthy, A. Tokuhiro, Development of an Autonomous Mobile Robot for Radiation Source Detection Using Neural Networks, Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks, Vol. 14, Smart Engineering System Design: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Programming, Complex Systems and Artificial Life, C.H. Dagli et al., Eds., ASME Press Series, New York, 2004, ISBN 0-7918-0228-0.

M. F. Bertino,  R. R. Gadipalli,  J. G. Story,  C. G. Williams,  G. Zhang,  C. Sotiriou-Leventis,  A. T. Tokuhiro,  S. Guha,  and  N. Leventis, “Laser Writing of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and
Quantum Dots”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 6007 (2004). The article was also published on “Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology” (Dec. 20, 2004 issue), and was reviewed by “Micro/Nano Newsletter” (January 2005 issue), by “MRS Bulletin” (Feb. 2005 issue), and by “Nanotechwire.com” (http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=1385).

A. T. Tokuhiro and S. Vadakattu, Inspection for Surface Pitting Corrosion on a Nuclear Control Rod Surface using Machine Vision, Atomic Energy Soc. Japan,  J. Nucl. Sci. and Technol., accepted, to appear, 2005.

D. Lahiri, Z. Zhang, S. Chattopadhyay, C. M. Doudna, T.  Shibata, B. Mishra. A. T. Tokuhiro, J. Terry, D. Meisel, and B. A. Bunker, “XAFS investigation of core-shell and alloyed Pt/Ag and Pd/Ag nanoparticles”, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 094304 (2005).

D. Lahiri, S. Chattopadhyay,  B.A. Bunker,  C.M. Doudna, M.F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro and J. Terry, “EXAFS studies of bimetallic Ag-Pt and Ag-Pd nanofibers”, Physica Scripta, T115, 776 (2005).

S. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, and M. F. Bertino, “Templateless Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanofibers”, Chem. Mater. (communication) 17, 227 (2005).  The article was reviewed by “MRS Bulletin” (Mar. 2005 issue).

S. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, and M. F. Bertino, “One-pot synthesis of polyaniline-metal nanocomposites”, Chem. Mater., manuscript #cm050827y, accepted for publication, 2006.

A. Tokuhiro, H. No, M. Call and K. Hishida, Comparison of Near Wake-Flow Structure Behind A Solid Cap With an Attached Bubble and A Solid Counterpart, JSME Int. J., Ser. B, 49, 3, 2006.

Memberships:  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

American Nuclear Society

Young Generation Nuclear North America

Society of Women Engineers

Women in Nuclear

Honors and Awards:  Reviewer Honorarium, Department of Homeland Security, 2003

Most Improved Lab Instruction, UMR, School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources, 2004

Institutional and Professional Service in Last Five Years:

University:  University of Missouri System. Secured University of Missouri System partnership with the Shaw Group to pursue Idaho National Lab Maintenance and Operations contract

College:   none

Department: (1) Alpha Sigma Nu – Nuclear Honorary, 2005-present, (2) Undergraduate Honor Program, MNE and CoE, 2006-present, (3) Reactor Safeguards Committee, 2005-present.

Professional:  Review papers and proposals for DOE Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, Reactor Sharing, Reactor Instrumentation, Nuclear Engineering Education Research; Homeland Security; State Department, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation; ACS, Petroleum Research Fund; NSF, Science and Technology Centers; Canadian National Science & Engineering Research Council; Journal of Nuclear Technology; Canadian Journal of Physics; Annals of Nuclear Energy; Journal of  Measurement Science & Technology; Central European Physics Journa;, International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer; Reviewer and Session Chair, International Conference on Nuclear Energy, ICONE-14, Miami, FL 2000; Conference on Benchmarking of CFD Codes for Nuclear Reactor Safety, CFD4NRS, Munich, Germany, 2006; Reviewer and Technical Committee, 4th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, ISUD4.

Professional Development in Last Five Years: 

Attended NSF-Sponsored Engineering Engineering Education, Bucknell University, 2003.

New Faculty Teaching Scholar, UMR, Class of 2003-2004.

On-Course Workshops on Enhancing Engineering Education, UMR, Center for Educational Research and  Teaching Innovations, AY 2004-2005 Seminar series.

Other Notable Achievements in Last Five Years:  

Major professor for 12 M.S. students at University of Missouri; 3 M.S. and 1 Ph.D. students currently at Kansas State University  

Currently, PI or Co-PI of 2 research grants totaling about $400K

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