Yican Wu----Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Director, Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Director, Key Lab. of Neutronics and Radiation Safety, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Leader, FDS Team, China

Guest professor of more than 10 top universities e.g. USTC, UCAS, XJU, WHU, etc

Education:

Ph.D., Nuclear Energy Science & Engineering, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1992

M.S., Reactor Physics , Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1988

B.S., Reactor Engineering & Safety Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1985

Research Areas and Projects:

Prof. Wu has been working on theory, modeling, experiments, design, and analysis of advanced nuclear systems, and has been involved in both basic and applied research mainly concentrating on the areas of nuclear science and engineering, medical physics and application, computer simulation and software engineering, and other interdisciplinary research. As the leader or chief-scientist, he has been in charge of more than 30 domestic and international scientific research projects, particularly the projects in the framework of the national “863” (High-Tech) and “973” (Basic Research) programs of China, the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the international cooperation program of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

Key Professional Activities:

He has been serving a number of important positions or working as an expert member in domestic and international organizations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization, International Energy Agency (IEA), Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST), National Energy Bureau, Chinese Nuclear Society, and China Society of Radiation Protection, etc.

International:

Chair, Executive Committee of IEA Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) on Environmental, Safety and Economic Aspects of Fusion Power (ESEFP)
Vice Chair，Executive Committee of IEA Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) on Nuclear Technology of Fusion Reactors (NTFR)
Board of Directors, Fusion Power Associates (FPA)
Consultant Expert, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Compact Fusion-Fission Hybrid System
Expert, TBM Program Committee of ITER International Organization
Member, Working Group on Licensing for Design Review, ITER International Organization
Member, Computational Medical Physics Working Group (CMPWG) of American Nuclear Society
Co-Chair, International Program Committee, International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-11, ISFNF-12, ISFNF-13)
Chair, International Scientific Committee, International conference on Emerging Nuclear Systems (ICENES-18)
Chair and Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Nuclear & Renewable Energy Resources (NURER 2016 and NURER 2014)
Member, International Advisory Board, Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Application and Monte Carlo (SNA+MC 2013)
Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials
Member, International Advisory Board, Materials Challenges for Future Nuclear Fission and Fusion Technologies (CIMTEC 2014)
Editor, Fusion Engineering and Design (Scholarly Journal published by Elsevier)

Domestic：

Vice President, China Society of Radiation Protection

Chair, Fusion Radiation Protection Division, China Society of Radiation Protection

Vice Chair, Nuclear Safety Division, Chinese Nuclear Society (CNS)

Vice Chair, Nuclear Material Division, CNS

Chair, Reactor Physics and Nuclear Material Division, Chinese Nuclear Physics Society (CNPS)

Vice Chair, Committee of Computer Application, Nuclear Electronics & Detection Technology Division, Chinese Institute of Electronics

Member, Standing Committee of Radiation Physics Division, CNS

Member, Expert Committee of National Magnetic Confinement Fusion, MOST

Member, National Technical Committee of Standardization for Nuclear Energy

Member, Expert Committee of Nuclear Safety and Environment, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China

Editor, Chinese Journal of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Scholarly Journal published by CNS)

Editor, Modern Applied Physics

Chairman, Nuclear Information Technology (China) Forum 2013 (NITF 2013)

Academic Honors & Awards:

Prof. Wu has received more than 10 important awards, including the Prize of National Natural Science Award issued by the Chinese Government, the Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award for National Energy, the Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Nuclear Energy Association, and the Prize of Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Award etc.

Academic Publications:

He has published more than 400 papers in journals and international conferences, including Nature Energy, Nuclear Fusion, Energy Policy, Engineering, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Annals of Nuclear Energy, Fusion Engineering and Design, etc., and 6 papers have been selected into the list of “Highly Cited Papers (last 10 years)” by “Essential Science Indicators (ESI)”.