NSE - Nuclear Science & Engineering at MIT

Headshot of faculty member Ethan Peterson, outdoors against a green trees, MIT

Ethan Peterson: Smart handling of neutrons is crucial to fusion power success

Faculty member Curtis Smith leaning on a glass whiteboard with writing inside and office with a window in the background, MIT

Curtis Smith: Applying risk and reliability analysis Across industries

Graduate student, Liam Hines, seated outdoors with concrete architectural columns in the background and to the right

Liam Hines: Aligning economic and regulatory frameworks for today’s nuclear reactor technology

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Isabel Naranjo De Candido: Optimizing construction and operation of nuclear energy facilities

Graduate student, Thomas Varnish, in the middle of a research facility, PUFFIN at MIT's PSFC

Thomas Varnish: Studying astrophysically relevant plasma physics

Jill Rahon in Army fatigues seated on a swivel chair in a lab with instuments and lab equipment behind her, and our of focus to the front left, MIT

Jill Rahon: Soaring high in the Army — and in research

Yu-Jou Wang outdoors in front of an MIT building with a dome

Yu-Jou Wang wins Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition
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Can a nuclear energy challenge stall decarbonization goals?
Computer generated image of the AP100 nuclear reactor

Updated costs and the role of the AP1000 nuclear reactor in a decarbonized economy
Headshots of three 40 under 40 winners

Three from NSE named to Nuclear News 40 under 40 list for 2024

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