Partnering with Stony Brook University, Nick Brown found using reactor waste as microreactor fuel reduces long-term waste storage while reducing energy costs.

Livia Casali was been honored by the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) with the Katherine E. Weimer Award.

PhD student Alyssa Hayes was selected by the American Nuclear Society as the recipient of its 2025 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award.

Learn about the various nuclear engineering scholarships that provide students with opportunities to further their education.

NE student Andie-Marie Jones is balancing her academic life with her role as a distance runner for the Lady Vols.

Anneli Brackbill won a Best Paper Award for her research on a machine learning tool with the ability to help create Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations.

Vladimir Sobes has been working on finding ways to use (AI/ML) capabilities to produce faster, more reproducible, and more reliable evaluation of nuclear data.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor of Computational Nuclear Engineering and Department Head Brian Wirth was named a 2025 Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Undergraduates Sudarsini Prasanna and Katelyn Cohen earned sponsorships to attend the 2025 US Women in Nuclear Conference this summer in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Three women from our department recently participated in a 208-mile relay running race, finishing second in the all-women’s team category and 59th overall.