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Dr. Rian Bahran is an American nuclear engineer and senior government official serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy. [1] He previously worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Defense as a senior advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as the assistant director for nuclear technology and strategy.
Early life and education
editBahran was born in 1983 in Sanaa, Yemen. His father, Mustafa Bahran, is a Yemeni neutrino physicist who contributed to experimental work disproving the existence of the hypothesized 17 keV neutrino. His father also served as Science and Technology Adviser to President Ali Abdullah Saleh (1995–2007) and as Minister of Electricity and Energy (2007–2008), founded the Yemeni Scientific Research Foundation and the National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC). He left Yemen following the outbreak of the 2011 civil war, later continuing his academic career abroad; he is now a professor of physics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. [2]
Bahran holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. His doctoral research was funded by the U.S. Naval Reactors program in support of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Advanced Reactor Program. He also holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He has served as an adjunct professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Michigan, teaching and mentoring students in nuclear engineering, energy systems, and policy.[1]
Career
editAt Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bahran worked in the Advanced Nuclear Technology group on both experimental and computational modeling of nuclear systems and led groundbreaking research that directly observed neutron clustering in nuclear reactor systems.[3] He was he was a recipient of the Most Promising Asian Engineer of the Year award.[4]
He served directly as a senior advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, providing strategic guidance on nuclear issues, energy, homeland defense, and resilience, among other critical national security matters. He was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.[5]
At the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, he developed a strategic framework to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear power and advanced goals to strengthen the uranium supply chain and domestic enrichment capabilities. He also shaped domestic and international nuclear energy policy and advanced the integration of nuclear energy with artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. He guided the first U.S. strategy for international fusion energy partnerships.[6]
In his current role as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, Bahran oversees the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors along with, technologies sustaining the commercial nuclear power fleet.[1] He also leads DOE nuclear initiatives in regulatory readiness, space fission power, maritime nuclear systems, defense and federal site deployment, and advanced reactor testing.[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ Feder, Toni (2018-03-30). "Q&A: Mustafa Bahran, a scholar forced to flee his country". Physics Today (3) 30765. Bibcode:2018PhT..2018c0765F. doi:10.1063/PT.6.4.20180330a.
- ^ Dumé, Isabelle (2021-07-31). "Neutrons cluster in nuclear reactors". Physics World. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "2024 ANS Winter Conference speaker Rian Bahran -- ANS / Conferences / 2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo". www.ans.org. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ Reporter, Los Alamos (2021-06-22). "LANL's Rian Bahran Awarded Secretary Of Defense Medal For Exceptional Service". Los Alamos Reporter. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "Dr. Rian Bahran | Deploy 2024 Speaker". deploytogether.com. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ Mishra, Prabhat Ranjan. "US focuses on nuclear microreactor test beds to power military bases". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "U.S. advances microreactor program for military sites". www.ans.org. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ S, Saptakee (2025-06-24). "Fast-track the Development of "Next-Gen Nuclear Technologies" for U.S. Energy Security: DOE Secretary Wright". Carbon Credits. Retrieved 2025-08-21.