CERT research will contribute to general radiation transport (thermal radiation, neutrons, gamma-rays, charged-particles, etc.), which plays a major role in national security programs, such as
- Stockpile stewardship
- Nuclear non-proliferation
- Homeland security
General radiation transport also plays a major role in non-defense applications, including
- Medical diagnostics and treatment planning
- Climate modeling
- Semiconductor design (electron-hole transport)
- Astrophysics