Category Archives: Research
Nuclear Engineering Joins Partnership to Improve Cancer Outcomes
The Nuclear Engineering Department is involved in a partnership among UT, UT Health Science Center, and ORNL to improve outcomes for cancer patients.
UT Launches Partnership with Kairos Power
UT and nuclear technology company Kairos Power are developing a simulator-based nuclear operator training facility for UT students and Kairos employees.
Casali, Students Involved in Groundbreaking Global Collaboration
Associate Professor Livia Casali and two of her PhD students were involved in a global collaboration that could prove “revolutionary” in the field of nuclear fusion.
New PET/CT Equipment Gives UT a Unique Advantage
The Department of Nuclear Engineering, UT Vet School, and UT Oak Ridge Institute purchased new PET and CT imaging equipment to expand preclinical capabilities.
Getting the Ball Rolling: Lang’s Team Works to Standardize Production of Metastable Materials
Professor Maik Lang has received $500,000 from the DOE to characterize and understand the formation of metastable materials in high-energy ball mills.
ORTEC/AMETEK Lab Provides Upgraded Equipment, Enhanced Connection
TCE named a teaching lab in the department the ORTEC/AMETEK Nuclear Engineering Radiological Teaching Laboratory. It provides students with upgraded equipment and technological support, and prolongs a close relationship between UT and ORTEC.
Bechtel’s New Knoxville Office Provides Opportunity for Students
International engineering, construction, and project-management company Bechtel has opened its newest office in Knoxville. The Engineering Execution Center will likely provide job and collaboration opportunities for TCE students.
Lang Receives International Mid-Career Award
Professor and Pietro F. Pasqua Fellow Maik Lanf received a Mid-Career Award from REI for his research on the effects of radiation on insulating materials
Now You See It
An international collaboration including Eric Lukosi have quantified a rare isotope decay path with major implications for the age of the Earth and the search for dark matter.
The New Nexus of Science and Opportunity
The new Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing will spark discoveries that lead to new industries in clean energy, computing, and national security.