Dr. Amanda Johnsen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Amanda Johnsen holds the Bryant Early Career Assistant Professorship at the Ken Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University. Her research focuses on isotope production and purification methods, employing neutron activation analysis in various projects related to environmental and engineering applications. Before her current position, she was a postdoctoral associate at the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory within the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she developed novel processes for used nuclear fuel dissolution and medical isotope purification. Johnsen completed her graduate studies focusing on neptunium precipitation chemistry at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She earned her Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Pennsylvania State University • University Park, PA

Teaching and conducting research in the Nuclear Engineering department.

Awards

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Outstanding Performance Award

2011-07-01
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Graduate Student Fellowship

2006-01-01
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Public Policy Nuclear Threats Fellowship

2004-01-01
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Roy Oxford Award

2000-01-01

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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