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.

In its second year, the UT/ORNL Fusion Summer School has grown, providing students with opportunities to learn about fusion related to graduate school.

Alumni, faculty, and a student are all representing our department at the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference with them receiving various awards.

Ivis Chaple Gore is being recognized through the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s “Ones to Watch” program for 2025.

Professor Jason Hayward has been named as the recepient of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Excellence in Research Award.

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