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Associate Professor

Rebecca Romatoski, PhD

Rebecca Romatoski, PhD is a professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Arts and Sciences. Romatoski is the author of Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Test Reactor Thermal-Hydraulic Licensing and Uncertainty Propagation Analysis. (2019). Dr. Romatoski specializes in thermal fluids, nuclear reactor design and analysis, energy systems, and climate change.

Contact Us

Contact Rebecca Romatoski for information on Mechanical Engineering

Hayes Hall 204

563-333-6274

RomatoskiRebecca@sau.edu

Education and Training

  • PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
  • BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering

Recent Publications

  • Romatoski, R. R., & Hu, L. W. (2019). Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Test Reactor Thermal-Hydraulic Licensing and Uncertainty Propagation Analysis. Nuclear Technology, 205(11), 1495-1512.
  • Romatoski, R. R., & Hu, L. W. (2017). Fluoride salt coolant properties for nuclear reactor applications: A review. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 109, 635-647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2017.05.036

Presentations

  • Refereed Conference Papers
    • R.R. Romatoski and Muzammil Arshad. “Design of Entrepreneurially Minded (EM) Effective Learning Strategies for Engineering Students: Course Structure, Grading Rubric, Syllabus Design, and In-Class Mini Lab for Student Motivation and Learning,” American Society of Engineering Education, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-28, 2023.
    • R.R. Romatoski and Muzammil Arshad. “Effective Learning Strategies: Design of Course Structure for Engineering Courses Aimed for Hybrid Classes,” American Society of Engineering Education, Long Beach, California, July 26-29, 2021. 
    • R.R. Romatoski and Muzammil Arshad. “Effective Learning Strategies: Grading Rubric to Enhance Student Learning,” American Society of Engineering Education, Virtual Conference, June 21-23, 2020.