Amanda Johnsen

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Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

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Recent Publications

Optimization and scale-up of a microscale ion exchange separation for an adjacent lanthanide pair

Angermeier, S., Kimberlin, A., Toro Gonzalez, M., Gaddis, K., Davern, S., Labella, M., Lavallee, G. & Johnsen, A., 2026, In: Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia). 61, 8, p. 1275-1287 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dosimetry Estimation of the Fast-Fission Irradiation Boron Carbide Shield

Kemper, N. R., Johnsen, A. M. & Pierson, B. D., 2026, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 134, p. 598 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Pulse Repeatability of Godiva IV at 150 °C from Historic SLFPY Data

Kemper, N. R., Pierson, B. D., Uhnak, N., Johnsen, A., Goda, J. & Greenwood, L., 2026, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 134, p. 288 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Development of a dry ice cooled experimental capability for samples under gamma irradiation

Davison, C. C., Johnsen, A. M. & Van Horn, Z., 2025, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 133, 1, p. 265-267 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Characterization of the Core Face Irradiation Fixture at the Pennsylvania State University Breazeale Reactor

Angermeier, S. B., Kuatbek, M., Beck, D. & Johnsen, A. M., Nov 2024, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 428, 113483.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Design of High-Temperature Molten Salt Irradiation Test Apparatus

Eltawila, M., Hisahara, E., Yesilada, B., Walters, W., Johnsen, A. & Lee, S., 2023, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 129, p. 390-393 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Molten Salt Cask Design using MOOSE Framework for High-Temperature Irradiation Experiment

Hisahara, E., Yesilada, B., Eltawila, M., Walters, W., Johnsen, A. & Lee, S., 2023, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 129, p. 1130-1133 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Characterization of the Fast-Neutron Irradiator and the Fast-Flux Tube Irradiation Fixtures at the Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor

Kuatbek, M., Pierson, B. D., Lyons, S. M., Flaska, M. & Johnsen, A. M., Nov 2023, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 413, 112505.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The impact of nuclear data uncertainty on identifying plutonium diversion in liquid-fueled Molten Salt Reactors

Vidal Soares, A., Kovacevic, B., Johnsen, A., Lintereur, A., Betzler, B., Dion, M., Shoman, N. & Walters, W., Oct 2023, In: Annals of Nuclear Energy. 191, 109881.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Fabrication and Characterization of Zirconium Silicide for Application to Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors

Jacobsen, G. M., Choi, H., Turso, J. A., Johnsen, A. M., Bascom, A. J., Wei, X. & Olevsky, E. A., 2022, In: Nuclear Technology. 208, 1, p. 27-36 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Isotopic uncertainty quantification of a molten salt reactor model for safeguards purposes

Soares, A. V., Kovacevic, B., Lintereur, A., Johnsen, A., Betzler, B., Dion, M. & Walters, W. J., 2022, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 127, 1, p. 137-140 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Characterization of Penn State's Reactor Core Face Irradiation Fixture

Angermeier, S., Kuatbek, M. & Johnsen, A., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 374-377 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Characterization of the Fast Neutron Irradiator Fixture at the Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor

Kuatbek, M., Pierson, B. D., Lyons, S. & Johnsen, A. M., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 378-381 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Nuclear data uncertainty challenges in molten salt reactor safeguards

Vidal Soares, A. A., Lintereur, A., Betzler, B. R., Johnsen, A., Flygare, J., Worrall, L. & Walters, W., 2020, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 123, 1, p. 1471-1474 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Neutron activation analysis of ancient Italian tile samples

Johnsen, A. M., Durrant, C. B. & Ünlü, K., Dec 1 2019, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 322, 3, p. 1529-1535 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review