Dr. Leslie Dewan is a nuclear engineer and CEO of Neutronic Designs, where she works to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen the supply chains that support them. Dr. Dewan received her Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from MIT, as well as S.B. degrees from MIT in mechanical engineering and nuclearengineering.

Previously, Dr. Dewan was the CEO of Transatomic Power, a company that designed safer nuclear reactors that leave behind less waste than conventional designs. She has been awarded an MIT Presidential Fellowship and a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.

Dr. Dewan has served on the MIT Corporation, MIT’s board of trustees, and on the National Academy of Engineering’s study, “Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States.” She has been named an MIT Technology Review “Innovator Under 35,” a National Geographic Explorer, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

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