Category Archives: Alumni
Martinez Earns Recognition from IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
UT graduate researcher Elizabeth Martinez was selected for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Medical Physics Program Provides a Pathway to Oncology Careers
A patient lies nervously on their back, their head secured inside a helmet of sorts that is designed to hold […]
Engineering Creativity Fuels Maginn’s Career
Alumna Nikki Maginn has created a career for herself in the nuclear industry as director of engineering operations at a nuclear power plant developer.
Ackerman, Mynatt, Robbins Enter Department Hall of Fame; Dodds, Mihalczo Get Plaques
The department recently inducted three new members into its Hall of Fame and celebrated two who were selected in 2020 but were COVID-delayed.
Zhang’s Vol Experience Launches Career Success
After a successful experience at UT, alumna Fan Zhang (’19) joined Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in July 2021.
Folsom Wins Best National Laboratory Collaboration Award
Alumnus Micah Folsom won the Best National Laboratory Collaboration award at the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development University Program Review.
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Jamie Porter (BS/NE ’08; MS/NE ’09; PhD/NE ’12) was the first African American woman to graduate from the Department of Nuclear Engineering.
Puppets, Planets, and Propulsion: Younger Students Learn Nuclear’s Role in Space
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLRW2ij2VZY] The American Nuclear Society chapter at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez invited guests from the Department of […]
Radiating Hope
Alumnus Mohammad Khan, Associate Professor Eric Lukosi, and John D. Tickle Professor Lawrence Heilbronn are exploring radiotherapy treatment for COVID-19 patients.
Dodds and Mihalczo Inducted into Department’s Hall of Fame
Professor Emeritus Lee Dodds and former Ford Foundation Professor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher John Mihalczo are the 2020 […]