David Senor, a researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been appointed to the nuclear engineering advisory council at Texas A&M University. Senor was named a 2018 Distinguished Former Student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and has spent eight years using his expertise in tritium to mentor students in the nuclear engineering senior design course.
As part of the advisory council, Senor will provide guidance and external review to the department to help shape the education of the upcoming generation of engineers.
“Dr. Senor has been making excellent contributions to our academic programs,” said Dr. Kenneth “Lee” Peddicord, professor in the nuclear engineering department. “Through his technical guidance, students are being exposed to out-of-the box thinking and projects that are important for the country.”
Senor earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering and has also created the David ’88 and Denise ’85 Senor Scholarship alongside his wife, to support one or more full-time students in the department. He hopes to serve as a mentor for students the way that Peddicord once advised him.
“My perspective as an author and researcher from a national lab allows me to advise on more than the science curriculum,” said Senor. “Even the best technical students can benefit from learning communications, writing and presenting.”