Dr. Andy Osborne
Andy Osborne is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department and Nuclear Science & Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines. He completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D at Glasgow University in Scotland. After his Ph.D studies he worked for the JP Morgan Chase investment bank in both Glasgow and New York as an analyst in credit derivatives. Andy returned to academia as a Nuclear Engineering postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin. He joined the Mines faculty as a Research Assistant Professor in 2015, and Assistant Professor in 2018.
Teaching
NUGN520 - Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics
Thermal and mass transport processes affect the design and behavior of nuclear reactors. In this course a fundamental description of how energy and mass transport are coupled is developed. Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics are derived and applied. Examples are drawn from nuclear engineering and related fields. Students are introduced to methods for analyzing heat transfer in nuclear reactors.
NUGN590 - Computational Nuclear Reactor Physics
Computational methods are essential in the design and analysis of nuclear reactors, and play a significant role in all aspects of fuel cycle studies. In this course students are introduced to deterministic and Monte Carlo methods for performing simulations of nuclear reactors. The course also covers the fundamentals of numerical methods and software engineering with a focus on applications to nuclear energy.
MEGN361 - Thermodynamics I
The operation and design of countless engineered systems are governed by the laws of thermodynamics. In this course, students are introduced to thermodynamics from an engineering perspective. The course covers mass, energy and entropy balance equations, the analysis of steady and unsteady processes, heat, work and mass transfer, and material properties such as temperature and pressure. Engineered systems analyzed include power plant turbines (Rankine, Brayton cycles), internal combustion engines (Otto, Diesel cycles), refrigeration and heat pump systems, and flow systems (pipes, nozzles, diffusers, throttling devices).