UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Brian Wirth spoke to Forbes about the importance for the government to build a pilot fusion plant in the US.

The Department of Nuclear Engineering joins an 11-member university consortium grant for research and development into nuclear science, engineering, and security.

UT nuclear engineering researchers helped influence a new federal push toward making a working fusion power plant a reality by the late 2030s.

Wes Hines, Postelle Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at UT, opened the CONTE conference with a welcoming speech.

Associate Professor Emeritus Thomas Howard Scott, who served on the faculty in the Department of Nuclear Engineering from 1986–2008, has passed away.

Research Assistant Professor Fan Zhang presented core findings of collaborative cybersecurity research in webinar series to members of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Research Assistant Professor Ondrej Chvala presents an open-source framework for a dynamic model of a generic molten salt reactor design.

UT nuclear engineering doctoral student Devon Drey received a 2021 GATE fellowship while working in Associate Professor Maik Lang’s research group.

The Department of Nuclear Engineering welcomes Sandra Bogetic to the faculty as an assistant professor.

NE students Will Cureton and Devon Drey were recognized for their outstanding scientific excellence for their oral presentations to the Materials Research Society.