Forsberg, C. W.

Charles Forsberg is a Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Forsberg has worked on chemical pilot plants and nuclear fuel cycles, and his current research interests are in low-carbon nuclear renewable futures—specifically, large-scale heat storage and nuclear biofuel systems. Before joining MIT, Dr. Forsberg was a corporate fellow at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. He is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a Fellow and former Director of the American Nuclear Society, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published more than 300 papers and holds 12 patents. Dr. Forsberg received his chemical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota and his PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT.