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Richard F. Wright is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with notable contributions in aerospace engineering, materials chemistry, global and planetary change, mechanical engineering, and genetics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Nuclear materials and properties
  • Nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics
  • Heat transfer and boiling studies
  • Spacecraft and cryogenic technologies
  • Coagulation, bradykinin, polyphosphates, and angioedema
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies

Richard F. Wright has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, such as:

  • P. Ferroni
  • Jun Liao
  • M. Frignani
  • M. Tarantino
  • Megan Durse

The scientist has published in various academic venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Nuclear Technology
  • Progress in Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Recent papers by Richard F. Wright include:

  • Development of phenomena identification and ranking table for Westinghouse lead fast reactor's safety (2020, Progress in Nuclear Energy)
  • Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests (2020, Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research)
  • Preliminary assessment of the safety performance of Westinghouse LFR (2023, Nuclear Engineering and Design)
  • Development of Conceptual Lead Cartridge Design to Perform Irradiation Experiments in VTR (2022, Nuclear Science and Engineering)
  • A biogeochemical model of acidification: MAGIC is alive and well (2024, Ecological Research)

Best Publications

  • Modeling the Effects of Acid Deposition: Assessment of a Lumped Parameter Model of Soil Water and Streamwater Chemistry

    B. J. Cosby;G. M. Hornberger;J. N. Galloway;R. F. Wright

  • Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests

    Knute J. Nadelhoffer;Bridget A. Emmett;Per Gundersen;O. Janne Kjønaas

  • Nitrogen leaching from European forests in relation to nitrogen deposition

    N.B. Dise;R.F. Wright

  • Modeling the Effects of Acid Deposition: Estimation of Long‐Term Water Quality Responses in a Small Forested Catchment

    B. J. Cosby;R. F. Wright;G. M. Hornberger;J. N. Galloway

  • A Model for Streamwater Chemistry at Birkenes, Norway

    Nils Christophersen;Hans M. Seip;Richard F. Wright

  • Modelling the effects of acid deposition: refinements, adjustments and inclusion of nitrogen dynamics in the MAGIC model

    B. J. Cosby;R. C. Ferrier;A. Jenkins;R. F. Wright

  • Chemical processes governing soil and water acidification

    J. O. Reuss;B. J. Cosby;R. F. Wright

  • Recovery from acidification in European surface waters

    Christopher D. Evans;J. M. Cullen;Christine Alewell;Jiří Kopáček

  • Predicting the Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in Conifer Stands: Evidence from the NITREX Ecosystem-Scale Experiments

    B. A. Emmett;D. Boxman;M. Bredemeier;P. Gundersen

  • Reversibility of acidification shown by whole-catchment experiments

    R. F. Wright;E. Lotse;A. Semb

  • Trends in nitrogen deposition and leaching in acid-sensitive streams in Europe

    Richard F. Wright;Christine Alewell;J. M. Cullen;Christopher D. Evans

  • Introduction to the NITREX and EXMAN projects

    Richard F. Wright;Lennart Rasmussen

  • Sulfate Budget and a Model for Sulfate Concentrations in Stream Water at Birkenes, a Small Forested Catchment in Southernmost Norway

    Nils Christophersen;Richard F. Wright

  • The NITREX project: an introduction

    Richard F. Wright;Nico van Breemen

  • Worst case scenario study to assess the environmental impact of amine emissions from a CO2 capture plant

    Matthias Karl;Richard F. Wright;Tore F. Berglen;Bruce Denby

  • Experimental verification of episodic acidification of freshwaters by sea salts

    R. F. Wright;S. A. Norton;D. F. Brakke;T. Frogner

  • Response of sulphur dynamics in European catchments to decreasing sulphate deposition

    A. Prechtel;C. Alewell;M. Armbruster;J. Bittersohl

  • Nitrogen processes in aquatic ecosystems

    P Durand;L Breuer;Penny J. Johnes;G Billen

  • Experimentally increased soil temperature causes release of nitrogen at a boreal forest catchment in southern Norway

    Anke Lükewille;Richard Wright

  • NITREX: responses of coniferous forest ecosystems to experimentally changed deposition of nitrogen

    R.F. Wright;J.G.M. Roelofs;M. Bredemeier;K. Blanck

  • Ecosystem Experiments

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard J. Cosby
Bernard J. Cosby University of Virginia
Filip Moldan
Filip Moldan Czech Academy of Sciences
Alan Jenkins
Alan Jenkins UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Albert Tietema
Albert Tietema University of Amsterdam
George M. Hornberger
George M. Hornberger Vanderbilt University
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Martin Forsius
Martin Forsius Finnish Environment Institute
Jiří Kopáček
Jiří Kopáček Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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