ORTEC/AMETEK Lab Provides Upgraded Equipment, Enhanced Connection
TCE named a teaching lab in the department the ORTEC/AMETEK Nuclear Engineering Radiological Teaching Laboratory. It provides students with upgraded equipment and technological support, and prolongs a close relationship between UT and ORTEC.
UT Senior Design Project team wins 2023 ANS Student Design Competition
Four UT NE students won the 2023 American Nuclear Society Student Design Competition with a subcritical assembly proposal created for their Senior Design Project.
Bechtel’s New Knoxville Office Provides Opportunity for Students
International engineering, construction, and project-management company Bechtel has opened its newest office in Knoxville. The Engineering Execution Center will likely provide job and collaboration opportunities for TCE students.
Hutchins Establishes Department of Nuclear Engineering Excellence Endowment
The department’s executive conference room is now named the Calvin Burrell Jr. Conference Room in honor of alumnus Calvin Burrell, Jr. (BS/NE ’80).
Wirth Co-Authors Paper Urging Universities to Support Fusion Growth
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Brian Wirth worked with professors from Columbia University and MIT to co-author a paper on the importance of supporting fusion growth.
Lang Receives International Mid-Career Award
Professor and Pietro F. Pasqua Fellow Maik Lanf received a Mid-Career Award from REI for his research on the effects of radiation on insulating materials
Penchoff Highlighted on SC23 Website
ICL Associate Director Deborah Penchoff was profiled by the SC23 website where she served as Plenary Production Chair for the conference.
Now You See It
An international collaboration including Eric Lukosi have quantified a rare isotope decay path with major implications for the age of the Earth and the search for dark matter.
The New Nexus of Science and Opportunity
The new Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing will spark discoveries that lead to new industries in clean energy, computing, and national security.
Advisory Council Role Puts Hines on Forefront of Tennessee Nuclear Energy Planning
NE department head Wes Hines co-chairs the Education/Workforce Work Group, part of the new Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council.