Biography

Carlos Henry Castaño Giraldo was born in Colombia, South America. He received his B.Sc. degree as a chemical engineer with a minor in electrochemistry in May 1998 from the National University of Colombia in Medellin. He obtained his M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the advisory and support of Prof. George H. Miley in 2002 with a thesis entitled “Evidence of Superconductivity in the Magnetic Properties of Specially Prepared Palladium Hydride and Deuteride Samples (Pd/PdO:H_x and Pd/PdO:D_x)”. On 2003 Carlos turned his attention to the study of plasma material interactions and breakdown amelioration in high vacuum RF antennas under the guidance and support of Prof. David N. Ruzic obtaining his PhD in Nuclear Engineering in 2007. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Plasma-Material Interactions working in subjects related to semiconductor micro-fabrication and extreme ultraviolet generation using plasmas. As of 2023 Carlos is an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). He is also a member of the Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society for nuclear engineers, and the Neutron Scattering Society of America.

Disciplines

• Nanotechnology (irradiation of chemical systems)
• Field emission for X-ray flat panel display
• Modeling and validation of nuclear systems (MSTR)
• New shielding materials for neutrons and gammas using Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics (CBPCs)
• Nuclear Gasoline – Reduction of CO₂ with radiation
• Radon eCig aerosol interaction
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Education

• Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, 2003 – 2006. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL.
  • Dissertation: “Study of Breakdown/Arcing for High Power Antennas on Fusion Applications”. Advisor: David N. Ruzic
• M.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2000 – 2002. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL.
  • Thesis: “Evidence of Superconductivity in the Magnetic Properties of Specially Prepared Palladium Hydride and Deuteride Samples (Pd/PdO:H_xand Pd/PdO:D_x)”. Advisor: George H. Miley
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1990 – 1998. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Minor: Electrochemistry.