Education
PhD. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
MSc. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
BSc. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Research Interest
- Radiation modeling, transport, detection, and measurement
- Space radiation
- Lunar and planetary exploration
- Nuclear safety and security science
- Medical physics
Biography
Selected Publications
*Zaman, F., Townsend, L. W., de Wet, W. C., Schwadron, N. A., Spence, H. E., Wilson, J. K., Jordan, A. P., Smith, S. S., & Looper, M. D. (2020). Absorbed doses from GCR and albedo particles emitted by the lunar
surface. Acta Astronautica, 175, 185-189.
*Zaman, F. A. & Townsend, L. W. (2021). Radiation Risks in Cis-Lunar Space for a Solar Particle Event Similar to the February 1956 Event. Aerospace, 8(4):107.
*Zaman, F. A., Townsend, L. W., de Wet, W. C., & Burahmah, N. T. (2021). The Lunar Radiation Environment: Comparisons between PHITS, HETCHEDS, and the CRaTER Instrument. Aerospace, 8(7), 182.
*Zaman, F., Townsend, L.W., Wouter, C., Spence, H.E., Wilson, J.K., Schwadron, N.A., Jordan, A.P. and Smith, S.S. (2021). Composition variations of major lunar elements: Possible impacts on lunar albedo
spectra. Icarus, 369, 114629.
*Zaman, F. A., L. W. Townsend, W. C. de Wet, M. D. Looper, J. M. Brittingham, N. T. Burahmah, H. E. Spence, N. A. Schwadron, and S. S. Smith. "Modeling the Lunar Radiation Environment A Comparison among FLUKA, Geant4, HETC-HEDS, MCNP6, and PHITS." Space Weather: e2021SW002895.
Courses Taught
Industry Experience