Vladimir Sobes has been working on finding ways to use (AI/ML) capabilities to produce faster, more reproducible, and more reliable evaluation of nuclear data.

Scientists in Livia Casali’s group deliver a milestone in fusion plasma modeling with the publication of a new integrated simulation framework named SICAS.

Khalid Hattar was named a 2025 ASM International Fellow for groundbreaking technical advances in the fields of in-situ ion irradiation electron microscopy.

Graduate student Alyssa Hayes has been selected as one of two students in the country to receive an ANS Congressional Fellowship for the 2026 term.

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.

NE sophomore Andrew Marotta thought he was destined for the energy generation sector until a research experience in the SMRC awakened his love of radiology.

Some NE students enlisted in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program, which includes full-time salary to attend school and a job after graduation.

Our department is part of a groundbreaking statewide initiative to help introduce nuclear energy concepts to kindergarten through second grade classrooms.

With the recent agreement between UT and Y-12, we may gain opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers to contribute to initiatives on national security.