marinesega2Captain Anthony Pollman

Physics Department

United States Naval Academy

 

 

Contact Information:

  Address:  572 C Holloway Road

            Annapolis, MD 21402

  E-mail:   pollman@usna.edu

  Phone:    410-293-6687      Fax:  410-293-3729

  Office:   Chauvenet 258     Lab:  Rickover 35H

 

846_image.jpgEducation:

  M.S. Nuclear Engineering,         2004

  B.S. Nuclear Engineering,        2004

 

Courses:   

  SP 211:  General Physics I (Mechanics)

  SP 212:  General Physics II (Electricity, Magnetism, & Optics)

 

Military History:

  Apr 2009-Present      Physics Instructor, USNA

Apr 2007-Apr 2009     Aide-de-camp

Jun 2006-Apr 2007     Communications Officer, 1st Marine Division

Jan 2006-Jun 2006     Student, Basic Communications Officer’s Course

Oct 2005-Jan 2006     Post-graduate Researcher, Purdue University 

Dec 2004-Oct 2005     Student, The Basic School

May 2004-Dec 2004     Graduate Student, Purdue University

Aug 2000-May 2004     Undergraduate (MECEP) Student, Purdue University

Jun 1994-Aug 2000     Network Administrator, 1st Marine Division & 13th MEU

 

Research Interests:

  Thermal-hydraulics / Reactor Safety

  High-temperature Effects on Materials

  Radiation Effects on Materials

 

Publications:

  Theses:

      M.S. Thesis, The Temperature Dependence of Contact Angle for Water on

    Metal Under High Pressure Conditions, Purdue University, 2004

  Conference Papers:

      T. Hayashi, T. Hazuku, T. Takamasa, and A. Pollman, “Surface

    Wettability in High Temperature Atmosphere”, Proceeding of the JSMF

    Annual Meeting, Okayama, Japan, 2004

      T. Takamasa, et al., “Effect of Surface Wettability Caused by Radiation

    Induced Surface Activation on Leidenfrost Condition”, Proceeding of the

    10th Annual Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-hydraulics,

    Sendai, Japan, 2003 (listed as collaborator along with Dr. Karen Vierow) 

 

Honors and Awards:

  Distinguished Military Graduate, Purdue University, Fall 2004

  Hiroshi Masaru Award, Best Paper by Young Researcher, 2004 JSMF Meeting

  Neil Armstrong Scholarship, Purdue University, 2002 & 2003

  Admiral Mike Boorda Scholarship, 2000 & 2001

 

Professional Societies: 

  Member, American Nuclear Society