Category Archives: Students
Nuclear Students Reap Big Benefits in NUPOC Program
Some NE students enlisted in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program, which includes full-time salary to attend school and a job after graduation.
Fox and Lawson Receive Student Competition Awards
Graduate students Mason Fox and Kyra Lawson received recognition award for papers they submitted in a Department of Energy Nuclear University Competition.
Fusion Summer School Showcases Growth in Second Year
In its second year, the UT/ORNL Fusion Summer School has grown, providing students with opportunities to learn about fusion related to graduate school.

Stewart Awarded Prestigious SMART Scholarship
Riley Stewart received a Department of Defense SMART Scholarship, which funds her tuition for three years, received a stipend, and guaranteed employment.
Free Computational Physics Program Prepares Marginalized Students for Research
Alyssa Hayes helped found a free online program that gives underprivileged undergraduates the technical skills they need to conduct impactful physics research.

Destiny White’s Research, Experiences Emphasize Importance of Empathy in Nuclear Engineering
Master’s student Destiny White blends nuclear justice into NE education, ensuring that nuclear engineers ethically achieve their energy and defense goals.
NE Students Poised to Benefit from Orano’s Facility
Orano USA is building a centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge that will benefit UT students through internships and other collaborations.

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.

Sophomore Samuel Haid Contributes to ITER Research
Samuel Haid unravels the factors leading to formation of tungsten “fuzz” and helium bubbles that could threaten ITER’s fusion reactions.

Positive Reactors: NE Students Study Abroad
12 students from the Department of Nuclear Engineering visited the Czech Republic and Austria for hands-on experience in the field and cultural immersion.