Sukesh Aghara

Professor, Special Advisor on Nuclear Energy

UMass Lowell

Sukesh Aghara is a Professor of Nuclear Engineering whose work applies stochastic methods to radiation transport, nuclear safeguards, and energy economics to inform science-based policy decisions supporting secure and scalable decarbonization. His scholarship spans space radiation transport, nuclear fuel cycles, and nuclear reactor physics.

He recently co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security (Oxford University Press), addressing governance frameworks and the secure deployment of nuclear technologies in the 21st century. He directs the Integrated Nuclear Security & Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL) and leads the Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmap, developed in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Maura Healey’s clean energy initiatives. He also co-leads the IAEA-supported Intercontinental Nuclear Institute (INI), which brings young professionals from around the world for intensive training in nuclear technology and safeguards.