Abi T. Farsoni
Associate Professor
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics
Oregon State University
Office: (541) 737-9645
Email: abi.farsoni@oregonstate.com
Education
- B.Sc, Applied Physics, University of Tehran, 1992
- M.Sc, Nuclear Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1999
- Ph.D, Radiation Health Physics, Oregon State University, 2006
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor; NERHP, Oregon State University, 09/14 – present
- Assistant Professor; NERHP, Oregon State University, 09/08 – 09/14
- Associate Professor, Senior Research; NERHP, Oregon State University, 12/06 – 09/08
- Radiation Physicist; MNSR Research Department, ENTC, AEOI 10/92 – 04/00
Research Interest
- Development of advanced radiation detectors
- Development of digital readout electronics
- Development of real-time FPGA-based pulse processing systems for radiation detectors
- Radiation transport modeling
- Neutron activation analysis
Didactic Courses at Oregon State University
- Advanced Radiation Detection and Measurement (NE/RHP536), 2008 – present
- Digital Radiation Measurement and Spectroscopy (NE/RHP537), 2009 – present
- Radiation Shielding and External Dosimetry (NERHP435-535), 2010 – present
- Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics (NERHP115), 2005
Prof. David Hamby is a Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at OSU. He has more than 25 years experience in the areas of nuclear instrumentation design and radiation detection. Prior to moving into academia, Dr. Hamby was a Senior Scientist at the Savannah River National Laboratory.