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Professional Qualification Summary
Mr. Hostetter has over ten years of nuclear industry, research and related experience. His areas of expertise include regulatory compliance support, environmental qualification (EQ) and aging management, Appendix R fire protection, thermal hydraulic analysis, room heat-up calculations, project controls (Primavera, Microsoft Project), and materials science.
His material science background includes metals, glass / ceramics, liquid crystals / electronic materials, and polymers. This work involved activities varying from process improvements to achieve desired materials properties to computational modeling of energy states and molecular configurations.
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He is the Advent corporate lead for information technology (IT) including software testing / verification, website administration, and day-to-day IT technical support. He is a member of IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee Working Group 6.1 on Accident Monitoring Instrumentation (IEEE Std 497). He is also performing research in support of new plant licensing [design certification (DCD), combined license (COL) application].
Education
M.S. in Engineering (Research), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University Cincinnati, 2000
Experience
| 2006 - Present |
Senior Engineer, Advent Engineering Services -
Engineering related responsibilities include performing evaluations, developing calculations, and originating licensing basis document changes in support of EQ Programs at nuclear power plants. Also responsible for developing thermal-hydraulic analyses using the GOTHIC computer software. Additional technical areas of responsibility include probabilistic risk assessment work, Combined License (COL) Application work and new reactor design certification support.
Management activities include being the companies Project Lead at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Responsibilities as Project Lead include project scoping, work scheduling, project accounting, management of project personnel, and primary interface contact for the client. Additional non-technical activities include IT coordination and providing training to engineering and office staff.
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| 2002 - 2006 |
Engineer Level II, Advent Engineering Services -
Responsibilities include performing engineering evaluations, developing
calculations, and originating licensing basis document changes in
support of fire protection systems at nuclear power plants. Also
performs environmental qualification (EQ) reviews in support of power
up-rates at BWR nuclear facilities, and materials evaluations in support
of EQ programs at PWR nuclear facilities. As well as developing traffic
engineering analysis and simulations to determine emergency evacuation
time estimates for nuclear power facilities. Non technical / engineering
activities include project scheduling and IT coordination. |
| 2000 - 2002 |
Graduate Student Research Assistant,
Martin Research
Group, University of Michigan - Performed molecular dynamics simulation
and modeling. Used molecule modeling, electron diffraction (ED), and X-ray diffraction
(XRD)
to analyze and characterize poly-phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO). Also studied
rubber toughening of nitro-cellulose and acrylic resins, as well as the
structural characterization of novel crystal structure using modeling, transmission
electron microscopy (TEM), and electron diffraction. |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Contractor,
Air Force Research Labs W.P.A.F.B. - Performed polymer morphology -
microstructure characterization using real-time microscopy and polymerization
reaction characterization techniques. Also performed polymer synthesis reactions. |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Undergraduate Researcher,
Beaucage
Research Group, University of Cincinnati - Evaluated light scattering
and reaction characterization of liquid crystalline materials. |
| 1997-1999 |
Co-Op and Part-time,
Fusite Division Of Emerson Electric Company
- Preformed project management duties such as organization of personnel
and technical report writing, as well as materials testing. Other specific
skills gained include formulation and processing of glass, development of
brazing techniques for metallurgical experimentation, and microstructure
analysis using electron and optical microscopy. |
Professional Registrations and Certifications
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) - Ohio, 2000
- 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Certified by LeBlond and Associates, LLC - 2007
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Hostetter, G.M., Horvath, D.H., "Transition Temperature Considerations When Extrapolating Safety-Related
Equipment Post-Accident Operating Times", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,
51(5), 2347, (2004).
- Hostetter, G.M., "Molecular Modeling of the Structural Evolution in Poly(paraphenylene benzobisoxazole)
(PBO) Fibers" [Master's Thesis], Ann Arbor (MI): University of Michigan;
2002.
Conference Papers / Publications
- Steinman, R.L., Hostetter, G.M., "Evacuation Time Estimate Analysis for the Fermi 2 Emergency Planning Zone",
ANS 2004 Annual Meeting Transactions, June 13-17, 2004, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Hostetter, G.M., Martin, D.C., "Molecular Modeling of Structural Evolution in PBO Fibers", Bull. Am.
Phys. Soc., 47(1), 197, (2002).
- Hostetter, G.M., Martin, D.C., "Molecular Modeling of Poly-p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO) / Water / Phosphoric
Acid Ternary Phase Diagram", The University of Michigan Macromolecular Science
and Engineering Symposium, 2001.
- Hostetter, G.M., Drummy, L., Vodak, D., Yaghi, O., Martin, D.C., "High Resolution Electron Microscopy of Triazine-Tribenzonitrile Organic
Frameworks", ISMANAM 2001 (International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically
Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials), 2001.
- Hostetter, G.M., Beaucage, G., Farmer, B.L., Bunning, T.J., "Reaction - Induced Phase Separation of Polymer / LC Blends", ANTEC Preprints:
Proceedings of the Society of Plastics Engineering, 58(3), 3808, (2000).
- Hostetter, G.M., Beaucage, G., Farmer, B.L., Bunning, T.J., "Morphological Investigation of Two-Phase LC/Polymer Films Formed via Reaction-induced
Phase Separation", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 45(1), 569, (2000).
- Hostetter, G.M., Beaucage, G., Farmer, B.L., Bunning, T.J., "Phase Separation Kinetics and Structure of Reaction-Induced Polymer Dispersed
Liquid Crystal Films", ACS Central Regional Meeting, ACS (Amer. Chemical
Soc.), 2000.
Professional Achievements, Affiliations, and Awards
- Member (past), American Nuclear Society (ANS)
- Executive Committee Member, ANS Michigan Section (2005-Present) and Finance Committee Chair (2005-2008), ANS Michigan Section (2006-present)
- Technical Program Committee Member, 2nd International Joint Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Response and Robotic & Remote Systems (2008)
- Member (past), American Physical Society (APS)
- Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Alternate Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear Power Engineering Committee (NPEC)
- IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee Subcommittee 6 on Safety related Systems
- IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee Working Group 6.1 on Accident Monitoring Instrumentation (IEEE Std 497).
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