Research Assistant Professor
Research
- Active Interrogation
- Neutron Scattering Instrumentation
- Neutron Imaging
- Radioactive Waste Characterization
- Nuclear Decommissioning
Education
PhD, Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, 2016
MS, Nuclear Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2012
BS, Nuclear Engineering, University of South China, 2010
Professional Service
2019-2021 Research Scientist, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2017-2019 Research Assistant Scientist, University of Florida
Awards and Recognitions
2021 UT Nuclear Engineering Research Excellence Award
Publications
Select list of publications. For the full list, view his Google Scholar page.
- T. Chen, H. Yu, X. Wen, C. Redding, T.J. Hajagos, H. Zhao, J.P. Hayward, C. Yang, Q. Pei, "A plastic scintillator based on an efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter 9-(4-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-2-methylphenyl)-3,6-dioctyl-9H-carbazole for pulse shape discrimination measurement," Adv. Optical Mater., vol. 9, pp. 2001975, 2021. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202001975.
- Britt, X. Wen, H. Qi, J.P. Hayward, "Directionality for wearable, closely packed radiation detector arrays," Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A, vol. 986, pp. 164708, 2021. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164708.
- M.E. Montague, C. Delzer, X. Wen, K.C. Goetz, D. Shedlock, J.P. Hayward, "Radiation hardness characterization of LKH-5 scintillating glass," Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A, vol. 982, pp. 164551, 2020. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164551.
- X. Wen, J.P. Hayward, "Time resolution measurements of EJ-232Q with single- and dual-sided readouts," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 67, pp. 2081-2088, 2020. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2020.3010469.