Nuclear science and engineering

Recent nuclear science and engineering graduate awarded Shull fellowshipYang Zhang wins prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory honor.

How liquids behaveResearchers identify a fundamental property of how water and other liquids move at different temperatures.

Susan Landahl: Providing Power to Millions

A step toward fusion powerMIT advance could help remove contaminants that slow fusion reactions, and may bring practical fusion power plants a bit closer to reality.

Four from MIT are Stewardship Science Graduate fellowsGraduate students take practicum at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Dr. Andrew Cook: The Engineer as Executive

Holdren sees opportunities in energy challengesPresidential science adviser calls for increased energy R&D to create jobs and boost business; supports conclusions of MIT nuclear study.

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.