Lockhart Named ANS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow
Postdoctoral researcher Madeline Lockhart has been selected to receive the ANS Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship. It’s the second straight year someone from UT NE has been selected.
UT Joins Collaborative Initiative to Advance Nuclear Manufacturing, Construction, and Workforce Development in East Tennessee
UT is part of the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast, an initiative focused on advancing new manufacturing and construction methods and developing vocational training to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.
TCE Students, Faculty Take Part in Inaugural Fusion Innovation Bootcamp
A contingent of students and faculty from TCE took part in the inaugural Fusion Innovation Bootcamp (FIB), a two-week entrepreneurship and innovation-focused training program, held at Tennessee State University (TSU) in June.
$25M Grant Reinvigorates Nuclear Science, Security Research
UT Part of Consortium Awarded DOE Grant The University of Tennessee is part of a consortium led by the University […]
Medical Physics Program Empowers Student Success—and Quality Care
This month, Linzee Phillips Hensley will start her first class in the Department of Nuclear Engineering’s accredited medical physics program. […]
Wirth Adds Expertise to International Documentary
TVA Nuclear Engineering Department Chair Brian Wirth is featured in Episode 4 of The Nuclear Option, a documentary discussing how new fuels and materials can shape the future for nuclear energy.
Maldonado Named Associate Department Head
Professor Ivan Maldonado, an associate professor with a joint appointment with ORNL, will serve as the associate department head for nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee.
Abelquist Joins Nuclear Faculty as Professor of Practice
Eric Abelquist, a certified health physicist with a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee, is joining the Department of Nuclear Engineering faculty in the fall of 2026 as a professor of practice.
UT Expertise Helps Bolster State’s DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Proposal
UT’s nuclear knowledge and workforce development pathways helped position the state as a finalist to be a DOE-supported Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus host.
Renowned Radiopharmaceutical Scientist Joins Nuclear Faculty as Governor’s Chair
Carolyn J. Anderson is joining UT as the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies.