Carolyn Anderson is one of three award-winning researchers who have joined TCE, bringing with them expertise that will push the boundaries of innovation.

Alexis Devitre’s interdisciplinary team is building a laser-based device that will one day assesses material integrity inside running nuclear reactors.

As the chief scientist of UT’s DNN TECH consortium, Terry Hazen is applying his microbiome expertise to nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

Professor Nick Brown is a co-PI on Prometheus, a project funded by the Department of Energy that will use AI to slash reactor deployment timelines without sacrificing safety.

Nuclear Engineering Associate Professor Ilja Popovs and Assistant Professor Alex Ivanov were both involved in projects that received a prestigious 2026 R&D 100 Award.

A contingent of students and faculty from TCE took part in the inaugural Fusion Innovation Bootcamp (FIB), a two-week entrepreneurship and innovation-focused training program, held at Tennessee State University (TSU) in June.

UT is part of a consortium led by UC Berkeley that was awarded a five-year, $25 million grant by the US DOE National Nuclear Security Administration.

TVA Nuclear Engineering Department Chair Brian Wirth is featured in Episode 4 of The Nuclear Option, a documentary discussing how new fuels and materials can shape the future for nuclear energy.

Professor Ivan Maldonado, an associate professor with a joint appointment with ORNL, will serve as the associate department head for nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee.

Eric Abelquist, a certified health physicist with a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee, is joining the Department of Nuclear Engineering faculty in the fall of 2026 as a professor of practice.