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Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson

Consolidated Papers Professor
Associate Chair Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Mark Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the University of Wisconsin’s Thermal Hydraulic Laboratory, and has an affiliate appointment in Nuclear Engineering and a zero-time staff appointment at Idaho National Laboratory. He also manages the UW–Madison Tantalus facility in Stoughton, WI. Dr. Anderson studies the thermal-hydraulic performance and material-related issues of advanced energy systems. These include the study of different fluids such as salts, liquid metals, supercritical water, and supercritical carbon dioxide. He is also currently the U.S. representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the coordinated research project on supercritical fluids and has active research on advanced nuclear reactors, solar thermal energy, energy storage, and advanced fossil power generation. Dr. Anderson is a lifetime member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has been awarded over five patents and has published over 200 papers in various areas related to physics, energy science, production, and utilization.

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Contact

1305, Engineering Research Building
1500 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI

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  • PhD 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • MS 1996, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • BS 1993, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

  • Energy systems
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy storage and transport

  • 2005 American Nuclear Society, Young Investigator Engineering Achievement award
  • 1999 NASA, Selected for interview for Astronaut Core
  • 1998 Engineering Education Scholars Program
  • 1994 Engineering Academic Award
  • National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering Participant in Frontiers of Engineering

  • Sun, S., Rankouhi, B., Thoma, D. J., Jentz, I. W., Anderson, M., & Qian, X. (2025). 3D topology optimization and additive manufacturability of two-fluid heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 236, 126299.
  • Napora, A. C., Moreira, T. A., Belgarde, R. L., & Anderson, M. (2025). Assessment and update of the vanadium-wire technique for oxygen measurement in sodium. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 433, 113871.
  • Handy-Cardenas, L. F., Elbakhshwan, M., Choi, H., & Anderson, M. (2025). Corrosion of magnetic bearing SmCo and FeCo alloys in molten FLiNaK salt. Materials Letters, 389, 138396.
  • Luna, A., Moreira, T. A., Corradini, M., & Anderson, M. (2025). Fiber Optic Sensors for Monitoring Elongation, Swelling, and Temperature in a Simulated Nuclear Fuel Cladding. IEEE Sensors Journal.
  • Murray, K. D., Moreira, T. A., & Anderson, M. (2025). High resolution experimental analysis of reflood quenching during prototypical PWR LOCA events. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 247, 127180.
  • Tillman, E. M., Moreira, T. A., Nellis, G. F., & Anderson, M. (2025). High-resolution internal temperature measurements and X-ray imaging of sodium heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 271, 126296.
  • Prussack, B., Jentz, I., Moreira, T. A., Pagenkopf, E., Woolstenhulme, N., Nellis, G., & Anderson, M. (2025). Local heat transfer measurement in a volumetrically heated TPMS lattice using distributed optical fiber thermal sensing. Applied Thermal Engineering, 269, 126101.
  • Yilgor, I., Sellers, Z. D., Hartvigsen, J. L., Sweetland, K. M., Huang, P., Ahn, T., Seo, J., Manera, A., Petrov, V., Anderson, M., & others, (2025). Recent developments and findings of heat pipe experiments for microreactor applications. Nuclear Technology, 211(5), 905--939.
  • Sun, S., Moreira, T. A., Rankouhi, B., Yu, X., Jentz, I. W., Thoma, D. J., Anderson, M., & Qian, X. (2025). Topology optimization, additive manufacturing and thermohydraulic testing of high-temperature heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 242, 126809.
  • Napora, A. C., Belgarde, R. L., Moreira, T. A., & Anderson, M. (2024). Analysis of plugging meter measurement techniques for oxygen concentration determination in liquid sodium. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 421, 113112.

  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 903 - Graduate Seminar (Spring 2025)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Fall 2024)
  • M E 565 - Power Plant Technology (Fall 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 903 - Graduate Seminar (Fall 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • N E 565 - Power Plant Technology (Fall 2024)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Spring 2024)
  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2024)
  • M E 520 - Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer (Spring 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • N E 520 - Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer (Spring 2024)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2023)
  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Fall 2023)
  • M E 565 - Power Plant Technology (Fall 2023)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • N E 565 - Power Plant Technology (Fall 2023)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • N E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • N E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)