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Dr. Zhang is recognized from her students for her execellence in teaching and educational impact (Link). ” While I have received several awards in the past, this recognition from my students is the most heartwarming. I will continue to bring enthusiasm to the course material, my passion for teaching, and my care and support for … Continue reading “Dr. Zhang on the Fall 2024 CIOS Honor Roll for her Teaching and Educational Impact”

🎉 Closing out an incredible year with exciting news: our paper titled “Enhanced Virtual Reality Platform for Training in Nuclear Power Plants ” received the Best Paper Award at the ISOFIC Conference! A huge shoutout to amazing student authors Youndo, Cheng-Yuan, and Aryan who played a pivotal role in this achievement 🏆 We’re thrilled that … Continue reading “Best Paper Award at ISOFIC 2024”

🎉 Huge congratulations to Sungmin on this incredible milestone and achievement! 🎉 His dissertation research tackles machine learning techniques for enhanced diagnosis of nuclear power plants using mobile robots. Key topics include:✅ Anomaly detection and localization✅ Measurement selection for robots✅ Asynchronous data processingThis work aims to shift the paradigm of online monitoring for industrial facilities by incorporating … Continue reading “Sungmin Passed His Dissertation Proposal Defense!”

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays from iFAN Lab!

Youndo attended the ANS Winter Meeting, a prestigious conference that brings together experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and showcase their work. During the event, Youndo presented two projects from our lab: Radiation Simulation and Visualization in Nuclear Power Plant Digital Twins and Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration Using Digital Twins. Both presentations gained … Continue reading “Showcasing Innovative Digital Twin Research at the ANS Winter Meeting”

Dr. Zhang has been named a Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow by the Center for Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech. The fellowship recognizes her commitment to innovative, evidence-based teaching practices. Dr. Zhang will have the opportunity to earn a “Reflective Teacher” badge by applying evidence-based teaching practices and submitting documentation and reflections. Additionally, she … Continue reading “Dr. Zhang Named Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow”

We are pleased to announce the recent news from ANS, which highlights notable achievements of our members. Dr. Zhang has been elected as the Secretary of the HFICD (Human Factors Instrumentation & Controls Division) and will also serve on the Executive Committee for RRSD (The Robotics and Remote Systems Division). These positions recognizes Dr. Zhang’s … Continue reading “iFAN members elected to professional division positions of American Nuclear Society (ANS)”

On July 9th, we had the pleasure of hosting the Nuclear and AI Outreach and K12 Education Workshop. The event showcased the great work of Ms. Marchan Jackson, who presented an educational module aimed at middle school students (grades 6-8). This innovative module, designed to introduce young learners to the field of nuclear engineering, will … Continue reading “Successful Launch of the Nuclear and AI Outreach and K12 Education Workshop”

At the recent American Nuclear Society (ANS) Annual Meeting, a thought-provoking robotics panel was organized and led by Dr. Zhang. The event brought together experts from both academia and industry to delve into the opportunities and challenges of applying robotics in nuclear power plants. The panel featured distinguished speakers, including Daniel Moneghan, Young Soo Park, … Continue reading “Dr. Zhang at ANS Annual meeting”

iFAN Lab members, Dr. Fan Zhang, Sungmin Kim, and Stephen Yoo, participated and showed the great work of the lab in the NPIC&HMIT 2023 conference held in Knoxville, Tennessee. As session chair of two technical sessions and two panel discussions, Dr. Zhang actively lead the idea sharing on cyber security for LWRs and advanced reactors … Continue reading “iFAN Lab in NPIC&HMIT 2023 Conference”

Congratulations! Dr. Fan Zhang has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a nuclear energy research project through the Nuclear Engineering University Program (NEUP) as a co-PI. With the lead PI, Dr. Shaheen Dewji, the lab will start working on the project “Risk-Informed Consequence-Driven Hybrid Cyber-Physical Protection System Security Optimization … Continue reading “Georgia Tech Researchers Awarded $1M for Nuclear Energy Project”

Congratulations! Dr. Fan Zhang has been selected as one of the new Cybersecurity Fellows who will help grow the College of Engineering’s work in high-impact cyber-physical systems security (CPSS). The three-year fellowship will help Dr. Zhang and the lab in developing an advanced manufacturing cybersecurity thrust in the Woodruff school.

Congratulations to Stephen Yoo, a Graduate Research Assistant within the iFAN lab, for receiving the Presidential Fellowship Award! He is pictured here attending the Prestigious Fellowship Award Winners Welcome Event. This event was an opportunity to meet other fellowship award winners and their advisors in a casual setting. Way to go Stephen!

Bradley (Brad) J. Adams, vice president of technical compliance at Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, affiliated to Southern Nuclear, visited iFAN lab and had a meeting session with the students. The lab proudly introduced the current research in progress, including the hardware-in-the-loop simulator and the flow loop. Brad introduced the importance of cybersecurity to … Continue reading “Mr. Brad Adams visits iFAN lab”

Dr. Zhang had the honor of hosting Mr. Brad Adams, Vice President of Technical Compliance at Southern Nuclear’s Vogtle Units 3&4, for a jointly-hosted Georgia Tech ME and ANS-GA Section Colloquium at the GTMI auditorium on September 14. More than 50 attendees including faculty, and industry professionals, and Georgia Tech students joined the talk and … Continue reading “ME and ANS Georgia Section co-hosted Colloquium”

Congratulations to Tanya Sharma, a Graduate Research Assistant within the iFAN Lab, for being awarded the FS-ISAC 2022 Women in Cyber Scholarship! FS-ISAC’s Women in Cyber Scholarship is earned by rising young women pursuing cybersecurity careers in financial services. The winners receive a $10,000 USD scholarship, mentorship directly from an industry expert, and free attendance, … Continue reading “Tanya Sharma awarded as FS-ISAC 2022 Women in Cyber Scholarship Winner”

Congratulations! Dr. Fan Zhang, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the lab director of the iFAN lab, has been awarded a Distinguished Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). Her awards of $625,000 over five years will provide support for her … Continue reading “Dr. Fan Zhang Receives DOE-NE Distinguished Early Career Award”

Welcome! Assistant Professor Fan Zhang joined the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering on July 1 as a member of the nuclear and radiological engineering program. Before coming, she worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), where she got her Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering and a concurrent M.S. … Continue reading “Faculty Spotlight: Fan Zhang”

Congratulations! Dr. Fan Zhang is the recipient of the 2021 Ted Quinn Early Career Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS) based on her outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry. During her doctoral student years, her research gained international attention from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for her new approach for enhancing cybersecurity … Continue reading “Dr. Fan Zhang Wins Early Career Award from ANS”