Kirk Atkinson, Ontario Tech University

Research

dosimetry environmental safety gamma emission tomography health physics modelling and simulation multiscale physics nuclear safeguards radiation detection

Latest funding

A neutron generator driver source for the subcritical assembly at Ontario Tech University
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$133,902
Development of a gamma ray imaging system for through-life burn up, composition and integrity assessment of small modular reactor fuels and materials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$369,000
Assessment of small modular reactor core performance using antineutrinos
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$160,000

All 4 grants and awards

A neutron generator driver source for the subcritical assembly at Ontario Tech University

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Kirk

$133,902

Development of a gamma ray imaging system for through-life burn up, composition and integrity assessment of small modular reactor fuels and materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Kirk KD

Keywords: gamma emission tomography; non-destructive examination; nuclear safeguards; radiation imaging; small modular reactors; spent fuel characterisation

$369,000

Assessment of small modular reactor core performance using antineutrinos

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Kirk

Keywords: reactor monitoring; antineutrino detectors; small modular reactors; modelling & simulation; fuel depletion methods; reactor physics; radiation detector design; pulse shape discrimination; nuclear safeguards; radiation imaging

$160,000

NSERC/ UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Health Physics and Environmental Safety

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Kirk KD

Keywords: dosimetry; environmental safety; gamma emission tomography; health physics; modelling and simulation; multiscale physics; nuclear safeguards; radiation detection; radiological impact assessment; small modular reactors

$385,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: dosimetry Dear Professor Atkinson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on dosimetry connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "A neutron generator driver source for the subcritical assembly at Ontario Tech University" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]