Short Bio:
Ang worked with Dr. Shikha Prasad as part of the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) to investigate the possibility of using the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) detector to monitor areas where inspectors are not allowed entry. Ang graduated with a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University in May 2022. He also earned a graduate certificate in nuclear security. During his time at NSSPI he joined the Safeguards Education Experience (SEE) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Nuclear Safeguards Training Course, where he learned various detection techniques for safeguards purposes from nuclear experts. Prior to joining NSSPI, Ang earned a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Power Plant Engineering from the KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School in South Korea, a Master of Science in Quality and Productivity Improvement from the National University of Malaysia, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the National University of Malaysia. He is currently working as a science officer in the Atomic Energy Licensing Board in Malaysia.
NSSPI Publications:
- W.E. Ang, "Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scatter Response of Semiconductor Detectors to Nuclear Reactor Antineutrinos and Safeguards Applications", Ph.D. Dissertation, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (2022).
- W.E. Ang, S. Prasad, and S.S. Chirayath, "Antineutrino detection for temporal monitoring of fuel burnup in a large nuclear reactor", Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods in Physics Research A, 1028 (2022).
- W. Ang, S. Prasad, and R. Mahapatra, "Coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scatter response of semiconductor detectors to nuclear reactor antineutrinos", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1004 (2021).
- W.E. Ang, S. Prasad, and R. Mahapatra, "Reactor antineutrino response using low threshold coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scatter-based detectors", IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Plasma Sciences Society Conference, 31 October - 7 November 2020. Online.