Tag Archives: The Source 2021
Zhang’s Vol Experience Launches Career Success
After a successful experience at UT, alumna Fan Zhang (’19) joined Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in July 2021.
Anthony Tom Finds Value in Tutoring
Senior Anthony Tom earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Tutoring Award for tutoring students during the 2020–21 academic year.

UT’s Gateway to Engineering Opens for Fall Semester
The Zeanah Engineering Complex opened its doors to students at the start of the fall semester and will serve as the new home of the department, which is currently stretched across multiple buildings.

Casali Joins NE as Assistant Professor and Zinkle Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor and Zinkle Faculty Fellow Livia Casali joins the Department of Nuclear Engineering’s fusion program.
Students Snag 2021 Innovations in Nuclear Technology Research and Development Awards
Devon Drey, Robby Kile, and Ed Duchnowski are among the latest winners of the Innovations in Nuclear Technology Research and Development Awards.
Fusion for the Future
Recent doctoral graduate Shawn Zamperini’s research observing impurity transport in the edge of core plasma landed him a position with DIII-D National Fusion Facility.
Dynamic Model a Breakthrough for Molten Salt Reactor Safeguards
Doctoral student Alex Wheeler led research to create a new dynamic model for the underexplored topic of safeguarding Molten Salt Reactors.

Keeping Crowds Safe
Professor and UCOR Fellow Jason Hayward and EECS Gonzalez Family Professor Hairong Qi recently completed a five-year project funded by DHS to develop a portable nuclear or radiation detector.
Students Win Local ANS Chapter Awards
The Oak Ridge and Knoxville Section of the American Nuclear Society selected Madison Ratner and Madison Allen to receive its annual scholarship award. Miller McSwain and Anthony Tom received its Undergraduate Achievement Award.

Rods, Reels, and Rivers
Graduate student Jonah Duran relaunched the student organization Vols on the Fly, which is focused on the conservation of freshwater ecosystems and habitats, in late 2019.