1. Louis John Chapdelaine
311 E Johnson St, #202, Madison, WI 53703 · louis.chapdelaine@gmail.com · 651-206-2451
Objective
To find an engineering position that can utilize and develop my leadership and technical skills and prepare me for a future
in the field of advanced nuclear reactor design, fission reactors in the short term and potentially fusion reactors long-term
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign December 2014
 B.S. in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering – Minor in Physics GPA: 3.92/4.00
University of Wisconsin – Madison Expected: May 2017
 M.S. in nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics GPA: 4.00/4.00
Work Experience
UW Madison – Graduate Student Researcher May 2015 – Present
 Studying the freezing phenomenology of molten fluoride salts for advanced reactor safety applications under Raluca Scarlat
 Seeking to quantify the degree of supercooling in LiF-BeF2 and LiF-NaF-KF salts under different cooling rates, static sample
quantities, and impurity contents
 Measuring experimental data to determine thermophysical properties of molten LiF-BeF2 and LiF-NaF-KF salts approaching
the freezing temperature and to validate 2D COMSOL model
 Developing beryllium monitoring, handling, and waste disposal procedures for laboratory and industrial applications
Prairie Island Nuclear Plant – Reactor Engineering Intern May 2014 – August 2014
 Acted as an engineering intern under Mark Brossart in the Reactor Engineering group at Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
 Solved real engineering problems such as spent fuel pool heat loading and design basis valve requirement analysis
 Completed multiple projects including an in-service testing program review conducted by INPO, many systems engineering
design updates, and cask condition evaluation during a cask loading
Los Alamos National Laboratory– Student Intern May 2013 – August 2013
 Functioned as an intern under the project lead scientist, Tom Intrator, in the studies of astronomical plasma dynamics
 Applied knowledge and experience from college in a national laboratory setting while gaining valuable engineering and
research experience from a post-collegiate environment
 Co-wrote a research paper report detailing the motivations, methods, and results of the multiple experiments we
performed during my assignment
Leadership
American Nuclear Society at UIUC – Treasurer May 2013 – December 2014
 Manage the funds of the organization, which involved a total budget of $1,400 a year
 Responsible for the collection of dues, the sale of merchandise, and all expenditures
Eagan FIRST Robotics Team – Chief Engineer September 2007 – May 2011
 Managed the entire design, build, and test phases of the competition robot during the intense 6 week build season
 Made final decisions regarding the project and ensured all project deadlines were met
Skills
 COMSOL and Matlab Proficient, Java Competent
 ProE, Solidworks, and Vectorworks Proficient
 Workshop (carpentry, metalwork, electrical wiring)
 Mechanics (pneumatics, motors, chains and
sprockets, vacuum systems)
 Fluent in English, Intermediate Spanish
 Funds Management
 Social Media Planning
 Thorough Microsoft Office
o Mathtype equations and data linking in Word
o Automated data manipulation in Excel
o Video and user interactivity in Powerpoint
Awards and Honors
 Eagle Scout 2008 – Present
 University of Illinois James Scholar Fall 2011 – Fall 2014
 College of Engineering Dean’s List Fall 2011 – Spring 2014
 Nuclear Energy University Program Fellow Fall 2016 – Present