Nuclear science and engineering

John Rice awarded IAEA Nuclear Fusion Prize

Elisabeth Reynolds named executive director of the IPC

Nuclear science and engineering graduate student wins NuMat awardHonored for originality of research, quality of presentation at conference

MIT cyclists best overall at 2010 Collegiate National Track ChampionshipsFor third consecutive year, team wins Division II Omnium.

Nuclear-fuel report challenges key assumptionsMIT study finds no shortage of uranium for nuclear energy for decades, but more research is needed to develop improved fuel-cycle options.

Silicon carbide cladding proves its mettle

15 MIT students awarded DOE-funded Science Graduate FellowshipsAmong 150 students nationwide awarded fellowships in program's first year

Three NSE graduate students win DOE-sponsored award

Small-scale understanding, large-scale enhancementBetter fuel cells and reactors, built from the atomic level

Professor Ronald Ballinger appointed to MWRA Independent Review PanelWill investigate what caused breach in major eastern Massachusetts water line in early May

Explained: Quark-gluon plasmaBy colliding particles, physicists hope to recreate the earliest moments of our universe, on a much smaller scale.

Better models for better reactorsDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering teams working on improving computer-aided simulation and modeling

New project aims for fusion ignitionMIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.

Middle School Outreach Day at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center turns 21Schools return yearly for hands-on opportunities

Providing for future energy needsStrategies for safe, economically competitive nuclear power

Nuclear science and engineering showcases doctoral researchInaugural expo included poster session, research presentations

Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering

New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity‘Cleverly designed' MRI sensors detect dopamine, offering a high-resolution look at what’s happening inside the brain.

The power of nanofluidsDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering research spotlight focuses on the work of Jacopo Buongiorno

Congressman Markey visits Plasma Science and Fusion CenterLawmaker observes experiments under way at campus facility

Gulati hopes to power up nuclear energy for the U.S. and developing nationsIntroducing Saaransh Gulati, EDF-MIT Energy Fellow

Moniz named to Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear FutureDepartment of Energy panel will provide recommendations on managing used fuel and nuclear waste

Peering inside an artificial sunTechniques developed by MIT center provide detailed images from the inside of hellishly hot core of advanced fusion experiments

Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industryNuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.

PSFC collaborates on new Plasma Surface Interactions CenterThe Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has partnered with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Berkeley to create a new center for the study of Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI).

Cement’s basic molecular structure finally decoded

Robustness comes from messiness, not a clean geometric arrangement

Lester to head nuclear science and engineering

Thomas Lyons, longtime LNS employee, 70