Since 2002, he has worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory, developing Real Time Radiography methods, and then, developed advanced nuclear fuel cycle as part of AFCI program.
LOS ALAMOS, NM, January 22, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Liviu Popa-Simil, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Popa-Simil celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field.
Nuclear engineer and researcher Dr. Popa-Simil has built a reputation for excellence over the course of a decades long career. After graduating from the Nuclear Engineering Faculty in Bucharest, Romania, specialized in Fast Breeder Reactors Physics and Engineering, and with dissertation work in Laser-Plasma Jet Nuclear Materials enrichments, he has a broad engineering and computing background.
Initially a test pilot engineer in the prototype division of the Institute for Automotive R&D in Romania, he introduced cutting edge technologies in industry, as robotics, material characterization using nuclear methods, interferential holography, sound and vibration based measurements, automotive and navigation electronics, etc., and took part in the study of various singular and abnormal phenomena. He rapidly advanced through his field, serving as an engineer-physicist, project coordinator and senior researcher for IFIN-HH (Nuclear Physics and Engineering Institute - Horia Hulubei), Accelerator and Nuclear Physics Application Division where he developed nuclear methods and applications in industry and environment, and initiated novel nuclear fuel research and pulsed power applications. He then served as Technical Director of Electron Trading, where he was involved in modernizing process control and automation in the processing industry.
Since 2002, he has worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory, developing Real Time Radiography methods, and then, developed advanced nuclear fuel cycle as part of AFCI program.
He is currently president of LAVM LLC, a private company developing nano-nuclear materials and THz applications as well as security systems, and the Executive Director of LAAS - Los Alamos Academy of Sciences, which strives to serve the public good by promoting science and innovation.
To share his knowledge with his peers, Dr. Popa-Simil authored books on Kindle e-Book and iTunes on nano-nuclear materials, strategic space applications, climate change, transportation, supercomputers, etc., and he has filed patents on resistive spot welding, nuclear materials, THz imaging, ballistics, medical devices, etc. He has also contributed more than 300 peer-reviewed articles to professional journals, wrote chapters for several books on novel nuclear materials, super-computers, etc. and speaks at approximately three to four conferences per year. He gave more than 500 talks, several keynote speeches, many invited talks, and hundreds of seminaries and presentations.
Furthermore, Dr. Popa-Simil maintains affiliations with professional organizations including the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, the Materials Research Society, the American Nuclear Society (Life Member), NACE International, IEEE (Senior Member) and PMI (Certified PMP).
He holds a PhD from the Institute of Atomic Physics in Bucharest and a Nuclear Engineer-Physicist diploma in engineering physics from the University of Bucharest.
Dr. Popa-Simil's hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed. He placed first in the Physics National Olympics in 1975, was awarded the distinction for exemplary military service in 1976, placed third in the Inventions Contest in 1986, was featured in one volume each of Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in the World, and received the Romanian Prize for Excellence in Science in 2011.
When Dr. Popa-Simil has free time, his hobbies include martial arts, swimming, hiking, and robotics.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Liviu Popa-Simil, PhD, has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website.
As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
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