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About
Ben Kellie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Atomics, a company focused on designing, building, deploying, and operating co-located nuclear fission powerplants ranging from 100 MWe to 1,000 MWe for industrial partners such as hyperscalers, data center builders, and chip foundries. He previously founded and led The Launch Company, which developed launch site ground support equipment and fueling fittings and was sold to Voyager Space in 2021; he departed in 2023. Earlier at SpaceX, he worked on ground fluids systems at Vandenberg SLC-4E, served as Lead Engineer for Falcon 9's inaugural flight from that site, and led field development of the company's first landing barges.
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Experience
- Applied AtomicsChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Sabbatical BreakEntrepreneur2023 — 2025
- The Launch CompanyFounder + CEO2015 — 2023Anchorage, Alaska Area
- Space Exploration TechnologiesRocket Landing Barge - Lead Field Engineer2014 — 2015various
- Space Exploration TechnologiesLaunch and Test Engineer2012 — 2014
- The Ohio State UniversityGRA, Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2012
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Heat TransferThermodynamicsSustainabilitySustainable DesignSustainable EnergyMetal FabricationMechanical EngineeringEngineeringManagementLeadershipFluid MechanicsManufacturing- Private Aircraft Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA Remote Pilot — FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Kellie?
- Ben Kellie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Atomics, a company focused on designing, building, deploying, and operating co-located nuclear fission powerplants ranging from 100 MWe to 1,000 MWe for industrial partners such as hyperscalers, data center builders, and chip foundries. He previously founded and led The Launch Company, which developed launch site ground support equipment and fueling fittings and was sold to Voyager Space in 2021; he departed in 2023. Earlier at SpaceX, he worked on ground fluids systems at Vandenberg SLC-4E, served as Lead Engineer for Falcon 9's inaugural flight from that site, and led field development of the company's first landing barges.
- Where does Ben Kellie work?
- Ben Kellie is Founder of Applied Atomics and Founder at Appliedatomics.
- What companies did Ben Kellie found?
- Ben Kellie founded Applied Atomics, Appliedatomics.
- Where did Ben Kellie go to school?
- Ben Kellie studied at The Ohio State University (M.S., Mechanical Engineering; Energy Systems); University of Alaska Fairbanks (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also worked at Applied Atomics3
Also worked at Sabbatical Break4
Also worked at Space Exploration Technologies234
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