Bio
As Systems Engineering Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Lead for the Research Reactors Division in the Neutron Sciences Directorate at ORNL, Ms. Esau is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). This 85MW reactor is the highest flux reactor-based source of neutrons for research in the United States, and it provides one of the highest steady-state neutron fluxes of any research reactor in the world, enabling world-class capabilities for neutron scattering, isotope production, materials irradiation, neutron activation analysis, and nuclear physics.
Ms. Esau came to ORNL as a Systems Engineer in the Electrical/I&C group in 2007. In 2018, she assumed the role of Systems Engineering Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Lead where she oversees all electrical engineering activities in addition to the specific systems that she is assigned. Ms. Esau holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to coming to ORNL in 2007, she was an Application Engineer at Emerson/US Motors and then a Technical Support Specialist for the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA).