Stephanie Pitts is a Senior Computational Scientist in the Irradiated Fuels and Materials Department of NS&T. Stephanie's research focuses on microstructure-sensitive approaches to modeling response of materials to extreme environments, with an emphasis on structural material response to irradiation. She is a lead developer of INL’s crystal plasticity capabilities in the MOOSE code and serves on the Change Control Board (CCB) for the solid mechanics module, particularly the crystal plasticity capabilities since 2023. Stephanie is an INL leader for modeling and simulation of advanced manufacturing processes, with an emphasis on modeling and capability development for the Electric Field Assisted Sintering (EFAS) technique.

Structural materials, Crystal plasticity, Advanced manufacturing, Materials for fusion, Degradation of materials under extreme environments, including fission and fusion