Tyler Colluro has a B.S. in Engineering and Mathematics from Texas A&M University. He has experience using programming languages like C++, Fortran, and Java to model nuclear reactor components and develop algorithms. As an undergraduate, he led projects to model spent nuclear fuel placement and develop radiation detection devices. He also has experience using computational fluid dynamics software to model and simulate deep space radiators.

1. Tyler Colluro
5443 Windrush St., Fulshear, TX 77441
phone: 281-795-5936 email: ccct1209@tamu.edu
EDUCATION:
B.S. Engineering and Mathematics
2014, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Special coursework included:
Numerical Methods and Analysis
Advanced Probability
Reactor Transients
SKILLS:
• Proficient in C++, Fortran, JAVA and computational fluid dynamics software (STAR-CCM+)
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word
EXPERIENCE:
Texas A&M Power Institute September 2013 to May 2014
Project Researcher
Member of a multidisciplinary team tasked with creating JAVA code to help the South Texas Project
power plant manage its spent fuel. We were required to review and study all of the technical
specifications regarding the spent fuel pool and the rules dictating proper movement and placement of
spent fuel rods. I led a subgroup of the team to create an algorithm that would ensure all rods were
placed correctly and that would notify the user if any rods were incorrectly placed. I then developed an
algorithm that would attempt to find the most efficient placement of rods in the pool. We presented our
program to the reactor core engineering team at the South Texas Project to ensure that it met their
standards.
Texas A&M Power Institute September 2013 to May 2014
Senior Design Project Team Leader
Led a team of engineering students in my senior design class to create a system of cooperating devices
capable of scanning for unusual levels of radioactivity and heat in an indoor environment, as well as to
develop a 3D map of the surroundings. Manipulated a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
algorithm to cause it to function with a C++ compatible camera for creation of a 3D map. Also helped
my 3 other team members in their duties, which included analyzing cost, managing thermal imaging
and radioactivity data and then combining all of our work onto a simple platform such that the devices
could work together.

2. Dr. Richard Kurwitz September 2013 to May 2014
Research Assistant
Used thermodynamic, heat transfer and fluid flow principles to model a deep space heat radiator.
Created models using STAR-CCM+ to visualize flow behavior and levels of heat transfer between the
different materials in the radiator. Developed a C++ algorithm to perform a finite difference solving
method by breaking the model down into millions of point nodes. The program was then capable of
doing constant runs, solving for the temperature of each node based on the temperature and heat
transfer qualities of the nodes around it until a stable answer was reached. Data produced by the
algorithm demonstrated that the fluid would not freeze due to the space environment as it passed
through the radiator pipes, and also revealed a possible need for replacement of the insulation material,
as it did not thoroughly restrict heat transfer between the pipes as needed.
Private Math & Science Tutor May 2011 to Current
Subjects:
Calculus
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Algebra I & II
Physics
Chemistry
For the past several years, I have tutored high school students to help pay for some of the costs of my
education and living expenses while away at school. I have helped students who struggled with college-
prep-level science and technology subject matter, pulling their grades up from failing to passing. I also
have helped students prepare over the summer for their upcoming fall and spring classes. I am proud to
say that I have helped many students over the years, and that I have gained a lot of experience teaching
others.
AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Best JAVA Project, Fuels and Operations, 2013
◦ American Nuclear Society National Student Convention, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA
• Eagle Scout, 2010
◦ Boy Scouts of America, Texas Troop 941
• National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, 2006
◦ Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM