Dr. Basar Ozar is a Principal Nuclear Engineer in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. As a member of the Research Reactor Methods & Codes group, Dr. Ozar supports the National Nuclear Security Administration’s efforts to convert domestic and international research reactors from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium fuels. He also serves as the thermal-hydraulics technical lead for the Argonne team on the Proliferation Resistance Optimization (PRO-X) program.

Before joining Argonne, Dr. Ozar worked at Jensen Hughes as a senior consultant and at Fauske and Associates, LLC as a principal nuclear engineer. Highly regarded for his pragmatic and innovative technical problem solving and collaborative approach, Dr. Ozar has worked on a diverse range of projects, including the design of the AP-1000 power plant, development of the MAAP5 software to support severe accident modeling of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and facilitation of water hammer workshops for industry professionals.

Dr. Ozar has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Purdue University and an M.S in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut. His work has been published in prestigious scientific journals and conferences.