Dr. Aaron E. Craft is a Research Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory. He received his BS and MS degrees in Nuclear Engineering from Missouri S&T in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and his PhD in Nuclear Science & Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 2013. He has been working at INL since 2013 serving as a collaborator and principal investigator on numerous projects involving X-ray and neutron radiography and tomography. He is currently a Senior Scientist in the Advanced Post-Irradiation Examination Department at INL and the Scientific Lead for the Neutron Radiography Reactor (NRAD). He is actively involved with the American Society for Testing and Materials x-ray and neutron radiology committees and is working to develop new standards for neutron radiography. Dr. Craft is currently serving as President of the International Society for Neutron Radiography (ISNR). His current research activities focus on reactor utilization, generally, and specifically developing digital neutron imaging capabilities for examination of highly radioactive objects such as irradiated nuclear fuel.

Dr. Craft’s research interests include non-destructive examinations of irradiated nuclear fuels, with an emphasis on x-ray and neutron radiography and tomography techniques. His current projects are focused on developing advanced digital neutron imaging systems capable of imaging highly-radioactive objects with a longer-term goal of making neutron computed tomography a routine technique for post-irradiation examination. Dr. Craft is also leading the formation of a Beamline Examinations for Applied Material Science (BEAMS) Workgroup that will develop x-ray and neutron diffraction and scattering techniques in addition to traditional imaging capabilities. Dr. Craft is also a Nuclear Engineer who enjoys nearly everything nuclear and has contributed to a wide variety of nuclear R&D projects beyond post-irradiation examination.