Dr. Martin Nieto Perez

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Martin Nieto-Perez is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Ken Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in 1997 and both his Master's and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001 and 2004, respectively. From 2004 to 2006, he held a postdoctoral appointment at Argonne National Laboratory. Before joining Penn State in 2021, he worked as a professor and researcher at CICATA, Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Queretaro, Mexico. His research interests focus on plasma-material interactions, neutronics, kinetic modeling, and design, especially concerning fusion-based neutron sources and the nuclear fuel cycle, including fissile material breeders and actinide burners for spent fuel regeneration.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Teaching Professor

— Present

Penn State University • University Park, PA

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Professor/Researcher

— Present

CICATA, Instituto Politecnico Nacional • Queretaro, Mexico

Conducted research and taught courses focused on nuclear engineering.

Awards

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Young Researcher

2010-12-01
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Fulbright/Garcia-Robles Scholar

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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GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.