Partnering with Stony Brook University, Nick Brown found using reactor waste as microreactor fuel reduces long-term waste storage while reducing energy costs.

Livia Casali was been honored by the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) with the Katherine E. Weimer Award.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor of Computational Nuclear Engineering and Department Head Brian Wirth was named a 2025 Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Three women from our department recently participated in a 208-mile relay running race, finishing second in the all-women’s team category and 59th overall.

Scientists in Livia Casali’s group deliver a milestone in fusion plasma modeling with the publication of a new integrated simulation framework named SICAS.

Khalid Hattar was named a 2025 ASM International Fellow for groundbreaking technical advances in the fields of in-situ ion irradiation electron microscopy.

Ilja Popovs will join the NE faculty this fall, using his expertise molecular engineering to isolate important radioisotopes for energy production and medicine.

Atomistic simulation expert Alex Ivanov will join the NE faculty this fall, uniting his passions for nuclear materials science and NE education.

Several of our faculty members have earned recognition throughout the spring semester in 2025, displaying the quality of educators and researchers.

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