Category Archives: Faculty

Hosting ANS Student Conference a Great Success for Department of Nuclear Engineering
Written by David Goddard. Photos by Randall Brown and Lance Drouet. Years of planning recently paid off for UT’s Department […]

$2.25 Million Grant Launches New Chapter for UT Materials Research
The Department of Homeland Security has granted SMRC director Charles Melcher $2.25 million to develop new semiconductors for use in nuclear security programs.
UT Launches National Engineering Diversity Panel
Wes Hines hosted the first panel in a new speaker series intended to increase the number of African American nuclear engineering graduates in the United States.

Fusion-Focused Workshop a Rousing Success for Casali, Department
UT’s Zinkle Fellow and Assistant Professor Livia Casali co-hosted a conference focused on ITER and fusion-related coding and modelling.
Media Outlets Speak to Casali, Donovan About Fusion Breakthrough
UT nuclear engineering faculty members Livia Casali and David Donovan spoke to the media about a major breakthrough in fusion.
American Nuclear Society Honors Zinkle with Seaborg Medal
UT nuclear engineering professor and Governor’s Chair Steve Zinkle has been awarded the Seaborg Medal by the American Nuclear Society.

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 […]
Townsend Receives Rockwell Award
Lawrance Townsend, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, recently received the Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society.
New Faculty Member Adds Focus for Medicine Applications
Ivis Chaple, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, came to Rocky Top this past August and is already adding to the dynamic range of study and approaches in the department.
NE Student’s Thorium Reactor Model Published in Annals of Nuclear Energy
NE student Erika Moss helped program a reactor model, published in Annals of Nuclear Energy, that uses thorium and nuclear waste as fuel.