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W. J. Williams

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1965
Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsNuclear Materials and PropertiesAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsNuclear reactor physics and engineering

Publications

138

Citations

1,853

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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W. J. Williams works on nuclear fuel materials, particularly uranium-based alloys like U-Mo, U-Zr, and U3Si2 used in research and test reactors. Their work involves examining how these fuels change structurally when irradiated (exposed to radiation), using techniques such as electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and neutron imaging to understand swelling, phase changes, and fabrication methods. This research supports efforts to qualify and improve nuclear fuel designs for safety and performance.

Nuclear fuel materials (U-Mo, U-Zr, U3Si2 alloys)Post-irradiation examination and microstructure analysisFuel fabrication and manufacturing methodsNeutron and X-ray imaging techniques for nuclear materialsFuel qualification and swelling behavior modeling

Publication output has been steady but modest over the last decade, fluctuating between one and five papers per year without a clear long-term increase or decline.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 5 publications5212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials×12
  • JOM×2
  • Annals of Nuclear Energy×1
  • Physics Procedia×1
  • Nuclear Technology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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