Our department is involved in four of the six Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. 

Naidu Bobba joins our department this fall as an assistant professor with expertise in radiotheranostics, a powerful approach for cancer diagnosis & treatment.

Xingang Zhao will be joining our department this fall as an assistant professor. His research interests span multiple disciplines of nuclear energy systems.

Governor’s Chair Professor Brian Wirth chaired a FESAC facilities construction subcommittee tasked with evaluating facilities needed by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences.