Dr. Joseph L. Bottini Assistant Professor Physics and Nuclear Engineering joseph.bottini [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Joseph grew up in Framingham, MA, and attended the University of Illinois for undergraduate and graduate degrees. He was a fellow with the Nuclear Engineering University Program with research focuses of thermal-hydraulics and two-phase flow. He enjoys playing pool, golfing, hiking, and running. Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering - University of Illinois M.S. in Nuclear Engineering - University of Illinois B.S. in Nuclear Engineering - University of Illinois Research Interests Thermal Hydraulics, Two-Phase Flow, Two-Fluid Model Selected Publications Bottini, J. L., Zhang, T., Brooks, C. S. (2024). Validation of two-group interfacial area transport equation in boiling flow, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., Vol. 226, 125515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125515 Bottini, J. L., & Brooks, C. S. (2023). Interphase and Intergroup Mass Transfer in the Two-Group Two-Fluid Model in Flows with Phase Change. Nuclear Technology, 209(12), 1987–2001. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2156244 Bottini, J. L., Zhu, L., Ooi, Z. J., Zhang, T., Brooks, C. S. (2020). Experimental study of boiling flow in a vertical heated annulus with local two-phase measurements and visualization,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., Vol. 155, 119712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119712 Bottini, J. L., Kumar, V., Hammouti, S., Ruzic, D., Brooks, C.S. (2018). “Influence of wettability due to laser-texturing on critical heat flux in vertical flow boiling,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., Vol. 127, 806–817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.06.113