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.

UT’s Department of Nuclear Engineering recently announced its awards for senior design projects.

The nuclear engineering department at the University of Tennessee recently hosted the 2022 American Nuclear Society student conference.