His research interests include nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics, validation of safety analysis codes and computational fluid dynamics codes, as well as, research and design of nuclear reactor systems. Dr. Brooks received his Ph.D. from Purdue University where he worked in the Thermal-hydraulic and Reactor Safety Laboratory (TRSL). In 2013 he was the recipient of both the Purdue University ‘College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award’ and ‘College of Engineering Outstanding Service Award’. In 2017 Dr. Brooks received the society-wide young member research award from the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.