Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
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Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Personnel
What we are doing
Teaching
Organisation
Funding
Pro and cons
Examples on what we are doing?
Biochemistry &
medicine
Fuel, reactors &
Safeguards
Fission
Generation IV
Nuclear
Data
Modelling
Instrumentation
Detection
Computational
methods
Fission
Yields
Education
Cooperation
Outreach
Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Ion
Physics
IBA
Fusion
Plasma
diagnostics
Tokamak
physics
Teaching
Responsible for three education programmes:
• The Bachelor Programme in Nuclear Engineering,
(Högskoleingenjörsprogrammet i kärnkraftteknik, KKI)
• The Master Programme in Energy Systems Engineering,
(Civilingenjörsprogrammet i energisystem, ES)
• The Bachelor Programme in Physics, (Kandidatprogram i fysik).
Extensive contract education
Directed towards the nuclear industry and relevant authorities
Main external funding contributors:
Personnel
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Research
engineer
Professors
Adj. Professors
Lecturers
Researchers
Post doctors
Res. engineer
Ph.D. Students
• Total
3
2
6+1 Ph.D. students
13+1
3+2
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12+3
47
Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Post doctors
Faculty
Professors
Adj. Professors
Lecturers
Researchers
Organisation Chart Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Faculty route
University
Administrative route
Faculty
Study rector Contract Education
Department
Head of Division
Nordic Academy for
Nuclear Safety and
Security, NANSS
Director
Advisory Board
Division Advisory
Council
Members:
Head of Division
Head of Research Programme
Head of Research Education
Research Group Leaders
Junior Faculty
T/A Staff
WG Leaders
Head of Research
Programme
Faculty staff’s meeting
Participants:
Head of Research Programme and the
Divisions members of the Faculty, i.e.,
Professors, Lecturers, Associate
Lecturer’s, Research Fellows, etc.
Supervisor’s meeting
Participants:
Head of research, supervisors
Research Groups / Staff
WG Education
WG Cooperation
Head of Research
Education
Fusion
Fission
Nuclear
Data
Ion Physics
WG Infrastructure
WG Budget and personnel:
Head of Division + Heads
of Research Group + Head
of Research Programme)
= UU formal functions and routes
= Division specific functions and routes
Funding
 2016 revenue (based on costs):
 Grand total: 38.7 MSEK
 Salaries
24.1 MSEK
 Premises
2.7 MSEK
 Others
11.9 MSEK
 Revenue by activity (based on costs)
 Grand total
38.7 MSEK
 Faculty funding
7.04 MSEK
 Grant funded research 19.1 MSEK
 Contract research
1.53 MSEK
 Undergraduate edu.
3.38 MSEK
 Ext. funded UG edu.
3.72 MSEK
 Contract edu.
3.91 MSEK
External / Total = 73%
External / Faculty = 2.71
Main funding
contributors:
Faculty funding
18%
Grant funded research
49%
Undergraduate edu.
9%
Externally funded
UG edu.
10%
Contract research
4%
Contract education
10%
Main partners
Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Pro and cons
We are generally happy with our situation
Our organisation has been chiselled for many years and serves us well in our context. In
particular, the management of the dual responsibilities (Head of Research Programme and
Head of Division) is taken care of in a rational and appropriate way.
Our approach has enabled the volume to grow from approximately 15 employees (KoF-07)
to around 50 currently.
Things that need to be addressed
• The level and quality of UU administrative support (or lack of these) do not currently
comply with reasonably set expectations. We also need dedicated department support
regarding economics analysis, follow-ups etc.
• The relatively small faculty funding makes it hard to find adequate time for involvement
in pure academic work e.g. writing books and reviews, exploring new research
possibilities and collaborations, strategic planning etc.
• The lack of efficient tools for promoting young bright researchers (tenure track or
similar).
• The gender aspect must be lifted (again).
Thank you for your attention
Nuclear Reactions Research Group
Experiments
”Fission is the mission”
Evaluation methods,
Uncertainty quantification
TENDL
Applications
Main partners:
Computational
methods
Fission diagnostics and Safeguards
Research Group
 Nuclear fuel characterization for
encapsulation/storage and for operation
 Future nuclear energy systems (Gen-IV)
 Non-destructive assay of nuclear material
 Nuclear safeguards (non-proliferation)
 More information at http://bit.ly/TKFission
Main partners:
Fusion Diagnostic Research Group
Contribute with nuclear instruments and methods to fusion energy science and technology:
• Instrumental developments – fusion neutron diagnostic systems
• Participation in experiments at JET, MAST, … (ITER)
• Physics analysis based on n diagnostic information
• Modeling of the neutron emission:
Experiments
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Method development to provide physics parameters:
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For design of diagnostic systems
For physics analysis
Pfus, nT/nD, fast ion effects, plasma heating efficiency
Neutron transport calculations
Instrumental
developments
Modeling & analysis
codes
Fusion science
Interior from JET (composite)
Main partners:
6m
Neutronics
1m
Ion Physics Research Group
Example activities @ Ion Physics
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Materials Science,
Chemistry, etc.
The human regenerative map
(mapping human tissue renewal)
Fundamental ionsolid interactions
Advanced thin film system research
(solar materials, nanocrystals,
metal-organic frameworks, etc.)
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Instrumentation development:
(detectors, depth resolved crystallography)
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Fundamental ion-solid interaction:
(interactions of slow ions with solids)
Funding: SSF, VR-Linné, VR, VR-RFI,
CTS, GG-Stiftelse, Contracts with KI
and LiU, industry/commissioned
work for authorities and society
Main academic partners:
Accelerators &
Energetic ion
beams
Materials analysis
and modifications
Experimental hub –
Accelerator
The Tandem Laboratory @ UU:
Mass Spectrometry 3 accelerators for ion beam
based materials research
Biomedicine, earth science,
archeology, etc.