Category Archives: Department of Nuclear Engineering
Critical Details
The department’s nuclear safety minor was designed to cut down the length of training time necessary for graduates to hit the ground running on day one of a new job.
Radwaste Solutions Spotlights UT’s Decommissioning Minor
The fall 2020 edition of Radwaste Solutions included a spotlight on UT’s Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Management (NDEM) minor. The […]
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 […]
Pledge for Allyship, Social Justice, Diversity, & Inclusion
Dear UTNE community, You have no doubt seen countless statements condemning the killing of George Floyd and others. We join […]
Nuclear Department Succeeds Despite Pandemic
For college students and faculty across the country, navigating the spring semester during a global pandemic proved to be a […]
UT, TVA Sign Agreement on Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration
A new partnership between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will help prioritize the development […]
NE Ranks 8th, Engineering Ranks 32nd Among Publics
The department ranked 8th in the latest US News and World Report Rankings and the college came in 32nd amongst public engineering programs.
Then and Now: Archives Show a Window in the Department’s Origins
In 1957, at the age of 34, Professor P.F. Pasqua was named head of the newest department on UT’s campus: […]
One Call That Changed It All
By Laura Tenpenny. Anthony (Tony) Buhl devoted his career to the safe operation, decommissioning, and clean-up of nuclear facilities unheard […]
From First Graduate to Department Head
By Laura Tenpenny. When he graduated with the first-ever Nuclear Engineering degree conferred by UT, Tom Kerlin (MS/NE ’59, PhD/Engr […]