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Category Archives: Students


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.


Graduate students Mason Fox and Kyra Lawson received recognition award for papers they submitted in a Department of Energy Nuclear University Competition.


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


Riley Stewart received a Department of Defense SMART Scholarship, which funds her tuition for three years, received a stipend, and guaranteed employment.


Alyssa Hayes helped found a free online program that gives underprivileged undergraduates the technical skills they need to conduct impactful physics research.


Master’s student Destiny White blends nuclear justice into NE education, ensuring that nuclear engineers ethically achieve their energy and defense goals.


Orano USA is building a centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge that will benefit UT students through internships and other collaborations.


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


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


12 students from the Department of Nuclear Engineering visited the Czech Republic and Austria for hands-on experience in the field and cultural immersion.