Category Archives: Research

Nuclear Engineering Poised to Benefit from New Y-12 Agreement
With the recent agreement between UT and Y-12, we may gain opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers to contribute to initiatives on national security.

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

NE Faculty Highly Involved in DOE Collaboratives
Our department is involved in four of the six Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

PhD Student’s Cancer Imaging Research Published in EJNMMI
PhD student Alexis Sanwick’s work to improve neuroendocrine tumor (NET) treatment with a new radiopharmaceutical has been published in an international journal.

TCE Unveils Kairos Power Training Simulator Laboratory
The University of Tennessee’s Tickle College of Engineering unveiled a new Operator Training Simulator Laboratory in partnership with Kairos Power.

Nuclear Data Project Helps Automate Evaluation Process
Vladimir Sobes has been working on ways to use artificial intelligence/machine learning to produce faster and more reliable evaluation of nuclear data.

MRSEC Sparks Collaborative Success
It’s been one year since the UT received a prestigious MRSEC and the collaborations have led to breakthroughs in the lab.

Y-12 NE TAP Boosts UT Student-Career Pipeline
The Y-12 Technology Accelerator Program gives NE students the chance to experience careers in nuclear security while contributing to the sector’s advancement.

UT Leads $25 Million Nuclear Technology Consortium
The University of Tennessee is the lead institution for a $25 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.

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.