Samuel Shaner

Bio:

Samuel received his PhD and MS in Nuclear Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and hold a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focused on building high performance computing packages for nuclear reactor analysis. He co-founded Yellowstone Energy in 2016 with Matthew Ellis. Yellowstone Energy focused on the development of a modular, safe, and economic advanced nuclear reactor. After much success, the team ultimately decided to wind-down the company in 2019. Sam is a graduate of the first cohort of Innovation Crossroads at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and currently serves as the Director of Engineering at C-Zero.