Lance Snead, PhD
Dr. Lance L. Snead is a Research Professor at Stony Brook University and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Prior to this (1992-2015) he was a Corporate Fellow and Associate
Division Director, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At
Stony Brook his research is primarily in the area of advanced materials development
of both fusion and fission reactors while at MIT his position is primarily dealing
with management of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory and leadership of the Irradiation
Materials Sciences group.
He received his PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992 where he suggested the use of silicon carbide composites as a low-activation material for fusion reactors, laying the ground work for his early career emphasis at ORNL and an international effort in the area which continues today. Dr Snead is a fellow of both the American Nuclear and American Ceramic Societies and was named Distinguished Battelle Engineer and Corporate Fellow of ORNL in 2012.
He was recipient of the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal in 2015 for outstanding scientific contributions to the development of peaceful uses of nuclear energy as well as the Mishima Award in 2012 outstanding contributions of an individual in research and development work on nuclear fuel and materials. His research activities are equally divided between fusion and fission systems and include both development of new materials and determination of their performance under irradiation environments. He has published over 300 archival publications and has been cited over 24,000 times.