Alexander Heifetz
Argonne National Laboratory | ANL ยท Nuclear Science and Engineering PhD, Northwestern University
Biography
Alexander Heifetz is a Principal Electrical Engineer with Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) Division. He received BS in Applied Math and Engineering Science, MS in Physics, and PhD in Electrical Engineering, all from Northwestern University. Dr. Heifetz first joined Argonne as Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow. His current research is on non-destructive evaluation of additively manufactured metals and concrete, machine learning for thermal hydraulic sensing, and development of advanced sensors for high temperature molten salt. Dr. Heifetz has published over 70 journal and conference proceedings papers, and has three granted US patents. He shared the Best Paper Awards at the 2019 and 2020 IEEE International Conferences on Electro/Information Technology (EIT).