L.M. Grossman
Professor Emeritus

Date of initial appointment

1949

Education

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) University of California (Berkeley) 1948

Field of specialization and areas of interest

Reactor physics, numerical approximation methods in neutron diffusion and transport theory, control and optimization theory in nuclear reactor engineering.

Selected research publications

Optimal Control of a Boiling Water Reactor in Load-Following via Multilevel Methods," (with C. Lin) Nuclear Sci. & Engrg. 92 531-544 (1986).

"Resolution of the Negative Real Root Phenomenon in Stochastic Time Series Analysis (with S. Keyvan) trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. 46, 419 (1984).

A Unified Model for on-Line Monitoring of Reactor Abnormalities and Dynamic Modes," (with S. Keyvan) Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. 46, 740 (1984).

"Optimal Feedback Control of a Nuclear Reactor System by Frequency Domain Methods," (with L. Fu). alternative Energy Sources VI, Vol. 3, p. 257-262 (1985).

"A Collocation Method for the Neutron Transport Equation," Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 12(3), 307-321 (1983).

Recent consulting, industrial employment or other non-university activity

Editorial Board of Transport Theory & Statistical Physics Reviewer for Nuclear Science & Engineering
American Nuclear Society Math & Comp. Division Benchmark Committee
Consultant to General Electric Nuclear Division, San Jose on BWR control problems.

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