Category Archives: The Source
Worth Their Weight in Salt, Molten Reactors Hold Huge Potential
Research Assistant Professor Ondrej Chvala studies Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) not just with an eye for the future, but also […]
Coble Rising in Engineering Asset Management
Southern Company Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor Jamie Coble, who also serves as the assistant department head for undergraduate studies […]
Townsend First from UT to Join International Academy of Astronautics
Chancellor’s Professor and Robert M. Condra Professor Emeritus Lawrence Townsend was recently inducted into the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), […]
Wirth’s Atomistic Modeling to Make Fusion One Step Closer to Reality
UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Computational Nuclear Engineering Brian Wirth just received a new grant to fund his […]
Hines Receives 2020 Robert L. Long Award
Department Head Wes Hines is the 2020 recipient of the Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award given by the American […]
Radiating Hope
Alumnus Mohammad Khan, Associate Professor Eric Lukosi, and John D. Tickle Professor Lawrence Heilbronn are exploring radiotherapy treatment for COVID-19 patients.
2020 NEUP Grants Fund UT-Led Nuclear Engineering Research
The Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) of the US Department of Energy funds millions of dollars in research being conducted […]
NE Celebrates Faculty Promotions & Tenure for 2020
Congratulations to the following faculty members who will start the 2020 fall semester with well-earned promotions and/or tenure. Promoted to […]
Dodds and Mihalczo Inducted into Department’s Hall of Fame
Professor Emeritus Lee Dodds and former Ford Foundation Professor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher John Mihalczo are the 2020 […]
Grad Students Win 2020 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards
Three nuclear engineering doctoral students—Jacob Gorton, Richard Hernandez, and Alex Wheeler, along with materials science engineering doctoral student Daniel Rutstrom—recently […]