Nuclear science and engineering

Advice for nations pursuing nuclear powerLady Barbara Judge delivers 12th Rose Lecture

Undergraduate contributes to fusion reactor advancementJake Jurewicz, a nuclear science and engineering-physics double major, received a fellowship to develop new simulation and visualization software at the National Fusion Facility in California.

New experiments, new insights into stress corrosion crackingMIT researchers now have new insights into how 'stress corrosion cracking' may be affected by nanoscale disruptions in the crystalline structure of metallic materials.

Yue Fan awarded Argonne postdoctoral fellowship

Lindsey Anne Gilman: Better boiling for more efficient energy production

Buongiorno and McKrell awarded more than $400,000 by CEA, FranceThe researchers will investigate transient boiling heat transfer phenomena under rapidly escalating heat fluxes.

Funneling the sun’s energyMIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.

Michael Short spans classroom, forge, reactor

Size diversity in cement nanoparticles optimizes packing density to give concrete its strength

Undergraduate Winters presents winning poster at APS annual meetingDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering junior wins one of three poster awards.

Peterson named National Scholar-Athlete by National Football FoundationMIT football co-captain is one of 15 honorees from across all divisions of college football selected for the award.

Profile: Ju Li explores new nanomaterialsWorking from the scale of atoms on up, he designs materials for future energy applications.

Nuclear physicist Peter T. Demos dies at 94Longtime faculty member guided MIT’s Bates Linear Accelerator from a groundbreaking idea to a globally renowned center for the study of nuclear structure and reactions.

Probing the mysteries of cracks and stressesAnalysis of molecular-level fracture and stress mechanisms could have broad implications for understanding materials’ behavior.

Understanding and predicting materials behaviorDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering takes an interdisciplinary approach

The sense of styleSteven Pinker delivers nuclear engineering's first lecture on 'Communicating Science and Technology in the 21st Century.'

R. Scott Kemp brings new perspectives on nuclear technology and society

Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networkerUndergraduate on a unique career track that intriguingly combines nuclear engineering and diplomacy.

Yildiz wins 2012 Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award

Fusion program moves beyond plasma, toward practical powerplant issues

Mujid Kazimi, of nuclear science and engineering, wins Kuwait PrizeHonored for contributions to nuclear power technology

MIT awarded more than $2 million in NEUP grants, fellowshipsIncludes $1.65 million in Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Programs grants and $450,000 in graduate student fellowships.

Nuclear science and engineering graduate students win NEUP fellowshipsBlack, Boyd and Shaner among 31 recipients

A new look at prolonged radiation exposureMIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.

Karnik, Parra win DOE Early Career Research Program awards

Sara Ferry: A new generation works to fulfill the promise of nuclear energy

MIT to host 2013 American Nuclear Society Student Conference

Clarice Aiello: Finding quantum gold in diamond’s defect