Dr. Alexander Heifetz is a Principal Electrical Engineer in the Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) Division. He received a BS in Applied Math and Engineering Science, an MS in Physics, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering, all from Northwestern University. Dr. Heifetz first joined Argonne as a Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow. His current research is on the non-destructive evaluation of additively manufactured metals and concrete, machine learning for thermal-hydraulic sensing, and developing advanced sensors for high-temperature molten salt. Dr. Heifetz has published over 70 journal and conference proceedings papers and has three granted US patents. He shared the Best Paper Awards at the 2019 and 2020 IEEE International Conferences on Electro/Information Technology (EIT). Dr. Heifetz is a member of the Northwestern Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering (NAISE), and he is an Adjunct Professor with the Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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