Tag Archives: Brian Wirth
Wirth Named NE Department Head
Governor’s Chair Professor Brian Wirth has been selected as the new head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Wirth replaces Wes Hines, who is retiring from the university after 29 years.
Wirth Co-Authors Paper Urging Universities to Support Fusion Growth
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Brian Wirth worked with professors from Columbia University and MIT to co-author a paper on the importance of supporting fusion growth.
DOE Grants $6M to Innovative Faculty Projects
With backing from the US Department of Energy, five NE faculty will be pursuing innovative projects to improve nuclear power plant design and operation.
Department Sweeps Up $3.2M in NEUP Awards
Nicholas Brown, Giovanni Pastore, Jamie Coble, and Brian Wirth were awarded grants totaling $3.2 million from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program.
Tom Shares Fusion Research at TLSAMP
NE sophomore Anthony Tom recently presented on fusion research at the 18th Annual TLSAMP Conference.
Wirth Talks Fusion with Forbes
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.
UT Researchers Help Influence Fusion Policy, Development
UT nuclear engineering researchers helped influence a new federal push toward making a working fusion power plant a reality by the late 2030s.
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 […]
Wirth Contributes to Two Committees Shaping the Future of Nuclear Engineering
UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Computational Nuclear Engineering Brian Wirth just completed a one-year assignment as a member […]
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 […]