Dr. Abdalla Abou-Jaoude is a recognized authority on advanced reactor technology, holding a pivotal role at Idaho National Lab (INL). He is the lead for the ‘MARVEL’ reactor, the first Department of Energy (DOE) advanced reactor demonstration in four decades. This microreactor is expected to lay the foundation for future commercial deployments.

Prior to that, Abdalla served as the deputy national technical director of the DOE Systems Analysis & Integration (SA&I) program. In that role he co-led a large campaign spread across six national labs that addresses system-wide, socioeconomics, and cost/schedule topics relating to nuclear technology. Previously Abdalla was the Advanced Reactor Research Integrator with a broad research portfolio across 7 DOE programs on topics stemming from molten salt technology, nuclear technoeconomics, and multiphysics simulation. He most notably led a first-of-a-kind fueled salt irradiation experiment in 2023. He earned his PhD degree from Georgia Tech and his Masters in Engineering from Imperial College London.