Joshua Victor Chen Contact information Mailing Address

(919) 480-9659 2010 Wolfmill Drive, Apt. 201

jvchen@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC 27603

EDUCATION North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering August 2011 – May 2015

Major GPA – 3.68, Cumulative GPA – 3.60

WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Senior Design Project Team Leader, North Carolina State University September 2014 – May 2015

• Supervised progress on the computational analysis of optimized cyclotron targetry methods for the

production of 99m

Tc via the 100

Mo(p,2n)99m

Tc reaction.

• Utilized MCNPX, MATLAB, and SRIM code packages for radiation transport analysis of various cyclotron

target geometries. Developed a MATLAB code package for generalized targetry optimization and analysis.

• Won the Best Presentation award at the 2015 American Nuclear Society Student Conference and the

Outstanding Poster Award at the 25th

NC State Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium.

FORTRAN Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University August 2014 – December 2014

• Instructed a FORTRAN coding course (CSC 112) covering fundamental programming concepts, commands,

and syntax used in that language.

Nuclear Generation Intern, Duke Energy – Harris Nuclear Plant May 2014 – August 2014

• Improved Visual Basic code to pull real-time reactor core offload and reload data into a graphical

spreadsheet for Outage Control Center tracking.

• Updated Flow-Accelerated Corrosion susceptibility flow diagrams and developed an optimized process for

future changes.

• Performed friction loss calculations for fire protection piping via the Hazen-Williams formula using

measurements taken from drawings and system walk downs.

CASL Undergraduate Research Scholar, North Carolina State University October 2013 – May 2014

• Performed research published in the Journal of Nuclear Materials pertaining to CRUD formation on fuel rod

cladding for the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) program.

• Worked with national laboratory researchers to transition atomic theory and computational results to

engineering codes.

Nuclear Engineering Intern, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding May 2013 – July 2013

• Updated and maintained naval nuclear technical work documents and procedures for the refueling of the

U.S.S. Lincoln's (CVN-72) A4W reactor.

• Provided engineering assistance for Motor Tube/Reactor Assembly re-installation.

• Completed an optional 8-week long shipyard operations course.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Resident Advisor, North Carolina State University Housing August 2012 – May 2014

• Served as a liaison between University Housing and multiple co-ed residents of North Hall.

• Responded to crises such as substance abuse situations and threats of suicide.

• Fulfilled administrative tasks such as completing room verification reports and incident reports.

Student Senator, North Carolina State University January 2012 – January 2013

• Introduced and passed a resolution to provide University-endorsed housing over long breaks for students,

while not raising costs, by collaborating with nearby hotels.

• Served as a voting member of the Student Government Tuition & Fees Committee.

• Interviewed fee requesting units and submitted policy recommendations to the school administration.

SKILLS AND LANGUAGES Computer: FORTRAN, MATLAB, MathCAD, Mathematica, MCNPX

Language: Fluent conversational Mandarin (Lived in Taichung, Taiwan for 12 years)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• American Nuclear Society – NC State Chapter

• Service NC State 1,250 Pint Blood Drive – Volunteer

• NCSU Intramural Soccer – Team Captain

• NCSU Longboard Club – Co-President