Shikha Prasad

Academic

• March 2014 – Present: Assistant Professor
  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur Area, INDIA



• July 2013 – January 2014: Research Engineer
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA



• April 2013 – June 2013: Visiting Assistant Professor
  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur Area, INDIA



• August 2009 – August 2012: Graduate Student Research Assistant
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  (Advisors: Professor Sara A. Pozzi, Professor Edward W. Larsen)

Industrial

• August 2008 – July 2009: Principal Engineer
  ERIN Engineering and Research Inc., West Chester, USA

Internships

• May 2008 – July 2008: Intern,
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (NESLS), Oak Ridge, USA
  - Performed radiation activation analysis of non-fuel components of a nuclear power plant



• October 2007 – November 2007: Intern
  Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay (Mumbai) INDIA
  - Developed algorithms using Green’s Theorem for reactor in-core flux, power calculations



• July 2007 – September 2007: Intern
  Hitachi –GE Nuclear Energy Ltd., Hitachi City, JAPAN - Worked on plant planning, design & construction tasks for BWR, ABWR, ESBWR technologies.)
  - Received onsite training & tour of nuclear construction sites (Shimane), Pressure Vessel factory (Matsue).
  - Performed reactor dosimeter and design calculations to estimate the neutron fluence after plant operation.
  - Individually completed spent nuclear fuel facility design and dose rate calculations to public



• June 2006-August 2006: Intern
  General Atomics, San Diego, USA
  - Worked to develop TRISO fuel technology related to the Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactors.
  - Performed simulations to predict fuel particle performance in accidents



• June 2005- June 2006: Intern
  Water Prospecting in Martian Regolith, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  - Led project designed to predict the water content in the Martian soil using nuclear techniques.



• September 2004 - December 2004: Intern
  Plasma Physics Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  - Assisted with experiments on the Z-pinch to improve the electronic aspects of the experiment to study plasma.



• September 2002 - May 2003: Intern
  Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory – Princeton University, USA
  - Worked as an assistant student to a Health Physics Scientist to check water samples for tritium content.