Biography

Dr. Shradha Agarwal is an associate professor in the Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science and the Computer Engineering departments at Missouri S&T. Dr. Agarwal holds a Ph.D. in Physics and an M.S. in Nuclear Energy from the University of Paris SUD, France, as well as an M.S. in Technology and a Bsc. in Physics from the University of Delhi, India.

Research Interests

Ion/neutron irradiation effects on advanced nuclear ceramics, AI-based solutions in Large Language Models, Electron microscopy, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using textbook data, Prompt injection detection mechanisms

Education

• 20014 – Ph.D. in Physics, University of Paris SUD, France
  • Dissertation: study of helium mobility and the microscopic analysis of deformation and fracture behavior caused by helium bubbles
• 2011 – M.S. in Nuclear Energy, University of Paris SUD, France
  • Specialization: Nuclear Plant Designing (2nd year)
• 2010 – M.S. in Technology, University of Delhi, India
  • Specialization: Nuclear Science & Technology (1st year)
• 2009 – B.Sc. (honors) in Physics, University of Delhi, Hindu College, India