Carolyn J. Anderson is joining UT as the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies.

Master’s and PhD student Lauren Bailey was surprised with the Beacon Award, the highest master’s student honor conferred at the University of Tennessee where the recipient must demonstrate high academic achievement and embody the Volunteer Spirit.

UT, ORNL, and Type One Energy are establishing a world-class facility to advance fusion energy, evaluating how materials react under extreme conditions. 

PhD student Katie Butler served as the finance chair for the International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology hosted by ORNL, making the event a success.

Ilja Popovs will join the NE faculty this fall, using his expertise molecular engineering to isolate important radioisotopes for energy production and medicine.

Atomistic simulation expert Alex Ivanov will join the NE faculty this fall, uniting his passions for nuclear materials science and NE education.

In its second year, the UT/ORNL Fusion Summer School has grown, providing students with opportunities to learn about fusion related to graduate school.

We’ve ran measurements with the Flexible Neutron Source, providing a much-needed experimental facility that supports future of Nuclear Integral Experiments.

Three NE professors will use experimental data to validate neutronics simulations of fusion reactors with realistic plasma sources and multi-physics modeling.

Ivis Chaple Gore coordinated a class about the peaceful uses of nuclear applications jointly organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency & ORNL.