Martin E. Nelson

Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6427

Fax (410) 293-3041

nelson@usna.edu

Education: 

University of Virgina, (1968-1972)

Department of Nuclear Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy, Nuclear Engineering

Dissertation "Non-Boiling Forced Convection Heat Transfer"

University of Virginia, (1966 - 1968)

Masters of Science, Nuclear Engineering

University of Wisconsin, (1962-1966)

Bachelors of Science, Applied Math and Engineering Physics

Research Areas:

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Radiation Measurement and Detection

Health Physics

Professional Experience:

Faculty, U.S. Naval Academy (1971 - Present)

Senior Associate, Trident Engineering, (1976 - 1992)

Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Maryland, (1990 - 2000)

Recent Journal Publications:

"Asymetric SEU in SOI Drams", IEEE Transactions of Nuclear Science, vol. 52, no.6, pp 2481-2486, December 2005

"Terrestrial Thermal Neutrons", IEEE Transactions of Nuclear Science, vol. 50, no. 6, pp 2060-2064, December 2003

"14 MeV Neutron and Co-60 Gamma Testing of Power MOSFET Devices", IEEE Transactions of Nuclear Science, vol. 50, no.6, pp 2030-2037, December, 2003.

"Cosmic Ray Induced Soft Error Rates of Commercial 16 Mb and 64 Mb DRAMS At Aircraft Altitude", Journal of Radiation Effects, vol. 19-1, 2001.

Book Chapter:

"Investigation into the Feasibility of Highly Enriched Uranium Detection by External Neutron Stimulation", DTRA-TR-03-37, May, 2006.

Awards:   

Civil Service Meritorious and Superior Award, 1992, 2006

Departmental Research Excellence Award Nominee, 7 times, 1989-2006

USNA Honorable Mention Research Excellence Award, 3 times