{"id":936,"date":"2020-08-05T15:14:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/?page_id=936"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:54:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-1024x77.png\" alt=\"Florida Advanced Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation long logo \" class=\"wp-image-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-1024x77.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-768x58.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-1536x115.png 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-2048x154.png 2048w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2020\/08\/Name-600x45.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e2668d2e570&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e2668d2e570\" class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"354\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-1024x354.png\" alt=\"Image of a idealized gas core reactor showing the fuel, coolant, propellant, reflector, and pressure vessel beside an image of electrons interacting with the first wall. \" class=\"wp-image-1639\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-2048x708.png 2048w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/watson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2024\/07\/SphericalGCR2-600x207.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <strong>F<\/strong>lorida <strong>A<\/strong>dvanced <strong>M<\/strong>ultiphysics <strong>Mo<\/strong>deling and <strong>S<\/strong>imulation (FAMMoS) performs research to develop state-of-art tools for nuclear reactor design and safety analysis. 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