Dr. Holbert is the founding Director of the Nuclear Power Generation program and an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.  He joined the ASU faculty in 1989 after earning his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee. His research expertise is in the area of instrumentation and system diagnostics including radiation effects on sensors. Dr. Holbert has performed tests on safety-related systems in more than a dozen nuclear power plants in the United States. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers, has published two textbooks, and holds two patents. Dr. Holbert is a registered professional (nuclear) engineer. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and a Senior Member of the IEEE. Professor Holbert teaches undergraduate and graduate engineering courses on electric power generation (from all forms of energy), nuclear reactor theory and design, nuclear power plant controls and diagnostics, reactor safety analysis, and health physics and radiation measurements. Dr. Holbert has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards.