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Erich A. Schneider

Dr. Erich Schneider earned his Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from Cornell University in 2002. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 2006. Dr. Schneider is affiliated with the Nuclear Radiation Engineering Program.

Prior to joining the UT-Austin faculty, he was a Technical Staff Member in the Decision Applications Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His research interests include computational nuclear reactor theory, nuclear reactor and fuel cycle systems analysis, and radiation detection, specifically for nonproliferation applications. He is PI or Co-Investigator on grants from the Department of Energy (Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, GNEP Readiness, Junior Faculty Award Program), National Science Foundation / Defense Nuclear Detection Office (Academic Research Initiative), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He maintains a consultant agreement with Los Alamos where he continues to pursue nonproliferation-related research. His students have conducted research at Los Alamos, Sandia, Oak Ridge and Idaho National Laboratories.

Selected Publications

  1. Thoreson, G. G. and E. A. Schneider, "Efficient Calculation of Detection Probabilities", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol. 615, (2010), pp. 313-325

Most Recent Publications

  1. Thoreson, G. G. and E. A. Schneider, "Efficient Calculation of Detection Probabilities," Nuclear Instruments And Methods In Physics Research A, Vol. 615, (2010), pp. 313-325
  2. Reinert, D. R., Schneider, E. A. and S. R. Biegalski, "Investigation of Stochastic Radiation Transport Methods in Random Heterogeneous Mixtures," Nuclear Science And Engineering, Vol. 166, (2010), pp. 167-174
  3. Dimitrov, N. B., Michalopoulos D. P., Morton, D. P., Nehme, M. V., Pan, F., Popova, E., Schneider, E. A. and G. G. Thoreson, "Network Deployment of Radiation Detectors with Physics-Based Detection Probability Calculations," Annals Of Operations Research, Vol. Published Online, (2009), December 10 2009, pp. 1-22
  4. M. Kotschenreuther, S. Mahajan, P. Valanju, E. Schneider, "Fusion-Fission Transmutation Scheme -- Efficient Destruction of Nuclear Waste," Fusion Engineering And Design, Vol. 84, (2009), 1, pp. 83-88
  5. J. Li, A. Scopatz, M.-S. Yim, E. Schneider, "The Sensitivity of Fuel Cycle Performance to Separation Efficiency," Nuclear Engineering And Design, (2009), pp. 1-15
  6. E. A. Schneider, M. R. Deinert, K. B. Cady, "Cost Analysis of the US Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility," Energy Economics, Vol. 31, (2009), 5, pp. 627-634
  7. A. M. Scopatz, E. A. Schneider, "A New Method For Rapid Computation of Transient Fuel Cycle Material Balances," Nuclear Engineering And Design, Vol. 239, (2009), 10, pp. 2169-2184
  8. Schneider, E. A. and W. C. Sailor, "Long-term Uranium Supply Estimates," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 162, (June 2008), 3, pp. 379-388
  9. S. Landsberger, A. Plionis, S. Biegalski, K. Foltz-Biegalski, E. Schneider, D. J. O’Kelly,, "Further development of a graduate program in nuclear and radiochemistry at the University of Texas," Journal Of Radioanalytical And Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 276, (March 2008), 3, pp. 863-866
  10. Scopatz, A. M., Li, J., Yim, M-S. and E. A. Schneider, "The Sensitivity of Fuel Cycle Performance to Separation Efficiency," Nuclear Engineering And Design, (2008)