Latest Publications

El-Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, K. Kresl-Hotz, Simulation of Liquid Mixing and Stratification in Upper Plenum of Pool-Type Sodium Fast Reactors Following Sudden Decrease in Power or Scram. J. Nuclear Technology, 2026. 1-28
El-Genk, M.S., T. Schriener, Lightweight Heat Pipe Radiator for Nuclear Reactor Power Systems on Lunar Surface. J. Nuclear Technology, 2025. 211(3) 400-428
Kresl-Hotz, K.R., El-Genk, M.S., Schriener, T.M., Numerical Mesh Refinement for Flow Mixing in Pool Type SFR. Proceedings ANS Student Conference 2025, 2025.
Kresl-Hotz, K.R., El-Genk, M.S., Schriener, T.M., CFD Analyses of the Flow Mixing and Stratification in Pool Type SFR. Proceedings ANS Student Conference 2025, 2025.
Schriener T.M., M.S. El-Genk, Armoring Lightweight Foldable Radiator Panel for Lunar Surface Fission Power Systems. J. Nuclear Technology, 2025. 1-25
Schriener T.M., M.S. El-Genk, Launch Solid Stress Analyses of Ultra-Light Heat Rejection Radiator Module and Panel for Lunar Fission Surface Power. J. British Interplanetary Society, 2025. 78(3) 74-83
El-Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, A.N. Shaheen, Machine-Learning Algorithms for Remote-Control and Autonomous Operation of the Very-Small, Long-Life, Modular (VSLLIM) Microreactor. J. Nuclear Engineering, 2025. 6(4) 54
El-Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, Lightweight Heat Pipe Radiator for Nuclear Reactor Power Systems on Lunar Surface. Nuclear Technology, 2024. 1-29
Schriener, T.M., M.S. El-Genk, Armored Lightweight Heat Rejection Radiator for Lunar Surface Nuclear Reactor Power Systems. Proceedings ANS 2024 Nuclear and Emerging technologies for Space (NETS 2024), 2024.
El-Genk, M.S., T. Schriener, Lightweight Heat Pipe Radiator Panel for Lunar Surface Fission Power Systems. Proceedings AIAA ASCEND Conference, 2024.

Recent Events

4/6/2026
Masters Graduation - Keenan Kresl-Hotz
9/12/2025
Seniors in the in the Nuclear Engineering Department visit the UNM-ISNPS Lab
4/17/2025
ISNPS Graduate Student Keenan Kresl-Hotz Awarded for Presentation at ANS 2025 Student Conference

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Ferris Engineering Center
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Institute for Space & Nuclear Power Studies
MSC01-1120
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

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Book Chapters

El-Genk, M. S. and D. Paramonov, Thermionic Conversion, Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. John G. Webster, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 22, 49 - 67, 1999.
El-Genk, M. S. and H. H. Saber, Modeling and optimization of Segmented Thermoelectric Generators for Terrestrial and Space Applications. CRC Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano (D. M. Rowe, Editor), CRC Press, NY, 2005.
El-Genk, M. S. and H. H. Saber, Performance and Mass Estimates of CTM-ARPSs with 4-GPHS Bricks. CRC Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano, (D. M. Rowe, Editor), CRC Press, NY, 2005.
El-Genk, M. S. and H. H. Saber, Parametric and optimization Analyses of Cascaded Thermoelectric-Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems with 4-GPHS Bricks. CRC Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano, (D. M. Rowe, Editor), CRC Press, NY, 2005.
El-Genk, M. S, Safety Guidelines for Space Nuclear Reactor Power and Propulsion Systems. In Space Safety Regulations and Standards (J. Pelton and R. Jakhu, Eds.), Elsevier Publishing Company, Chapter 26, 320 - 370, 2010.
Rodriguez, Sal. B. and M. S. El-Genk, Recent Advances in Modeling Axisymmetric Swirl and Applications to Enhanced Heat Transfer and Flow Mixing. In Two Phase Flow, Phase Change and Numerical Modeling Book, InTech Open Access Publisher, ISBN 978-953-307-584-6, Chapter 9, 2011.
El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Advances in Gasification of Nuclear Graphite: Chemical-Reactions Kinetics Model Validation and Analyses Results. In Graphite, Properties, Occurrences and Uses Book, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Chapter 1, 1-68, 2013.