CROET has given two scholarships to our department to be awarded to undergraduate students that have graduated from Oak Ridge High School.

The Enabling Capabilities in Technology Consortium recruited over 60 grad students and postdocs to be trained in disciplines related to nuclear nonproliferation.

Our department is part of a groundbreaking statewide initiative to help introduce nuclear energy concepts to kindergarten through second grade classrooms.

With the recent agreement between UT and Y-12, we may gain opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers to contribute to initiatives on national security.

Our department has risen into the top 3 of the in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 top graduate schools, elevating the Tickle College of Engineering.

UT and Idaho National Laboratory are collaborating to expand opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers.

The University of Tennessee will establish a new program for non-nuclear engineers to obtain a minor in nuclear engineering through funding from Tennessee’s Nuclear Energy Fund.

Governor’s Chair Professor Brian Wirth has been selected as the new head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Wirth replaces Wes Hines, who is retiring from the university after 29 years.

NE department head Wes Hines co-chairs the Education/Workforce Work Group, part of the new Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council.

UT’s Science Alliance announced three Tickle College of Engineering graduate students as recipients of 2023 GATE fellowships.