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Darrell Cheu

Energy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015Rising activity
Advanced Energy Technologies and Civil Engineering InnovationsNuclear Materials and PropertiesAdvanced Materials and Semiconductor TechnologiesTechnology Assessment and ManagementFusion materials and technologies

Publications

17

Citations

28

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Darrell Cheu's research focuses on materials used in nuclear reactors and space propulsion systems, particularly how hydrogen interacts with metals like zirconium and yttrium at high temperatures and pressures. This work supports the development of compact nuclear reactors for space applications, including NASA's nuclear thermal propulsion program. The research involves building specialized lab equipment to measure how these materials behave under extreme conditions.

Nuclear reactor materialsMetal hydride thermodynamicsSpace nuclear propulsionHigh-temperature material compatibilityHydrogen permeation and storage

After a gap with no publications between 2019 and 2021, output resumed and has been steady at 1-3 publications per year from 2022 through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications3181920212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications3232024: 3 publications3242025: 3 publications32526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy×1
  • Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science×1
  • Journal of Applied Physics×1
  • Nuclear Technology×1
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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