Category Archives: Students
Chvala’s “Sourdough” Refueling Method Envisions Reusing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Research Assistant Professor Ondrej Chvala and doctoral student Alex Wheeler published their research on adding spent nuclear fuel to fuel salt in a molten salt reactor.
Alyssa Hayes Nabs October’s Nuclear Engineering Student Service Award
Graduate student Alyssa Hayes is the latest recipient of the department’s Nuclear Engineering Student Service Award.
Zachary Named Department Research Assistant by Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Junior Austin Zachary is the first nuclear engineering recipient of the Department Research Assistants Program sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Department Recruits the Next Generation of Nuclear Engineers
The Department of Nuclear Engineering visited Vine Middle Magnet School’s 2021 College and Career Fair.
Anthony Tom Finds Value in Tutoring
Senior Anthony Tom earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Tutoring Award for tutoring students during the 2020–21 academic year.
Lin Recognized with American Nuclear Society’s Mark Mills Award
Doctoral student Yan-Ru Lin received the American Nuclear Society Mark Mills Award, which honors the best original technical publication by a graduate student.
Katy Worrell Picks Up First Nuclear Engineering Student Service Award
Junior Katy Worrell has earned the first-ever Nuclear Engineering Student Service Award issued by the department.
Dunkle Picks Up Student Paper Award from International Conference
Doctoral student Nicholas Dunkle recently received the JD Williams Student Paper Award at the Joint Annual Meeting of the INMM/ESARDA.
New Research Advances Understanding of Critical Heat Flux Events
NE Associate Professor Nicholas Brown’s research group published findings that contribute to the understanding the impacts of critical heat flux (CHF) events.
Scintillating Research: Delzer Recognized for Thesis Contributions
Cordell Delzer, who earned his doctorate from UT in nuclear engineering and his masters in materials science, gained recognition for his doctoral thesis.