William Walters

William Walters has extensive experience in the field of nuclear engineering and computational methods for radiation transport. William is currently working as a Core Design Lead Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company since 2023. Prior to that, they held positions at Penn State University as an Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (2016-2022) and Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (2016-2022). During their time at Penn State University, they conducted research in Monte Carlo, deterministic, and hybrid method development for nuclear applications and taught courses in reactor design and Monte Carlo methods. Before joining Penn State University, they worked at Virginia Tech as a Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2016) and Graduate Research Assistant (2011-2015), where they focused on Monte Carlo simulations and burnup analysis of reactors. William also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida (2007-2011), where they conducted research in physics. Additionally, they gained experience as a Mathematical Modeller at the University of British Columbia (2007), optimizing mathematical algorithms for fisheries management. William also has experience as a Lifeguard at the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (2001-2007) and as a Physics Demo Room Assistant at the University of British Columbia (2006). William started their career as a Summer Co-op Student at D-Wave Systems Inc. (2005), where they developed a Monte Carlo algorithm for graph optimization.

William Walters completed their education with a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Virginia Tech between 2010 and 2015. Prior to that, they pursued their Master of Science degree in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida from 2007 to 2009. William began their academic journey with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Physics from The University of British Columbia, graduating between 2001 and 2007.