Category Archives: Faculty

Flexible Neutron Source Provides Unique Learning Tool
We’ve ran measurements with the Flexible Neutron Source, providing a much-needed experimental facility that supports future of Nuclear Integral Experiments.

Hayward Receives IEEE NPSS Merit Award
Jason Hayward was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award.

Casali Among Experts at ITER Meeting
Livia Casali visited France with other selected experts to define phases of the new International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor research plans.

Chaple Gore Participates in SNMMI Future Leaders Academy
Assistant Professor Ivis Chaple Gore recently participated in the 2025 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Future Leaders Academy.

Casali’s Breakthrough Paper on Negative Triangularity Published
Assistant Professor and Zinkle Fellow Livia Casali had a paper recently published in a research journal as part of a special issue on negative triangularity.

Group Led by Zinkle Awarded $20M in Fusion Innovation Funding
Steve Zinkle is the lead principal investigator of a Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives proposal that will receive $20M in funding.

Nuclear Data Project Helps Automate Evaluation Process
Vladimir Sobes has been working on ways to use artificial intelligence/machine learning to produce faster and more reliable evaluation of nuclear data.

Hines Saluted for Contributions at Retirement Party
Postelle Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Wes Hines was recognized for all his hard work throughout his career at his retirement party.
Brown Named to ANS ‘40 Under 40’ List
Professor Nicholas Brown was selected to the inaugural Nuclear News “40 Under 40” list of industry influencers and future leaders of the nuclear community.

Nuclear Leading the Way for Research Expenditures
The Department of Nuclear Engineering continued an upward trend for research expenditures in fiscal year 2024, with three faculty members topping the charts among professors in the Tickle College of Engineering.