Category Archives: The Source
Nuclear Alums, Faculty Receive ANS Honors
Alumni, faculty, and a student are all representing our department at the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference with them receiving various awards.
Ratliff Becomes Certified Health Physicist
Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Manager Michael Ratliff has been granted the title of Certified Health Physicist by the American Board of Health Physics.
Magette and Townsend Enter Nuclear Engineering’s Hall of Fame
Alumni Thomas Magette and Lawrence Townsend have been inducted into the Nuclear Engineering Hall of Fame.
Chaple Gore Recognized as ‘One to Watch’
Ivis Chaple Gore is being recognized through the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s “Ones to Watch” program for 2025.
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.
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.
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.
Hayward Receives IEEE NPSS Merit Award
Jason Hayward was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award.
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.
Group Led by Zinkle Awarded $20M in Fusion Innovation Funding
Steve Zinkle is the lead principal investigator of a Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives proposal that will receive $20M in funding.