INL National University Consortium – Annual Report 24 His INL-related work has focused on hydromechanical flow testing, hydromechanical fuel testing, in-pile experimental loop design for fast test reactor conditions, and critical heat flux implications for accident tolerant fuel concepts. Dr. Marcum currently oversees five large- scale thermal hydraulic experimental facilities that directly and indirectly support collaborations with Idaho National Laboratory. He earned his doctorate in nuclear engineering, with a minor in mechanical engineering, from OSU, where he also earned his master’s (nuclear engineering) and bachelor’s (mechanical engineering) degrees. He was senior reactor operator at the OSU TRIGA Reactor. Since 2010 he has been the owner of Marcum Engineering LLC. Mitch Meyer Oregon State University Outgoing Dr. Mitchell Meyer is the director of the Characterization and Advanced Post-Irradiation Examination division at Idaho National Laboratory’s Materials and Fuels Complex. In this position since February 2015, he has been responsible for strategic planning of new nuclear fuels and material research program, as well as the construction and outfitting of two major new facilities. He studied ceramic engineering at Iowa State University, where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees. He came to Idaho in 1996 as a staff ceramic engineer at Argonne National Laboratory–West, and by 2005, he was the U.S. lead for Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) and gas-cooled fast reactor fuels, interfacing with research partners in Great Britain, France and the European Union. While director of INL’s Nuclear Fuels and Materials Division from 2011 to 2015, he served as national technical lead for Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR) Fuel Development. Visits In FY-18, the National University Consortium hosted 51 university visitors, visitors like North Carolina State University’s dean of the College of Engineering, Louis Martin-Vega, and The Ohio State University’s senior vice president of research, Morley Stone. NUC also funded several INL researchers to visit universities, including National and Homeland Security’s Chief Scientist Steve Hartenstein who, along with INL’s Cybercore Integration Center’s Technical Director Wayne Austad, visited NCSU leadership and researchers to continue to strengthen the relationship between INL and the university. Seminar and Presentations at INL While at INL, several faculty members delivered seminars and presentations to INL staff. These presentations offer a valuable opportunity for INL researchers to hear about the ongoing work and accomplishments happening at our partner universities. visits from university researchers. In FY-18 INL had 78 51