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.

Samuel Haid unravels the factors leading to formation of tungsten “fuzz” and helium bubbles that could threaten ITER’s fusion reactions.

The department hosted the UT/ORNL Fusion Summer School, which includes introductory lectures on various topics, lab visits and demos, and panel discussions.

The Nuclear Engineering Department is involved in a partnership among UT, UT Health Science Center, and ORNL to improve outcomes for cancer patients.

Alan Icenhour and Loong Yong are the newest members of the Department of Nuclear Engineering’s Hall of Fame. They were inducted in April 2024.

Bryn Davies, Engineering graduate student at the University of Tennessee, has a long and unique career that combines her love of engineering and music.

Professor Maik Lang has received $500,000 from the DOE to characterize and understand the formation of metastable materials in high-energy ball mills.

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.

Doctoral graduate Su-Ann Chong demonstrated a breakthrough in scientific achievement expected to speed up high-impact neutron science research.