MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering (NSE)

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Graduate student, Zoe Fisher, in a lab sapce with stainless steel dewars/tanks in the background

Zoe Fisher: Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants

Graduate student Youyeon Choi, arms folded outside on a path with trees on the right, MIT

Youyeon Choi: Researching high-fidelity methods to make small modular reactors more cost-effective

Faculty member Matteo Bucci seated at a lab bench with instruments, MIT

Matteo Bucci: Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond

Faculty member Zachary Hartwig stands arms folded inside a lab space at MIT

Zachary Hartwig: Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful clean energy source

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

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

2025 NSE Expo, MIT

2025 NSE Research Expo

Graduate student, Sara Hauptman infront of a poster at a conference speaking to a conference attendee, MIT

Sara Hauptman recognized for outstanding research presentation

Rendering of the interior of a fusion machine

Will neutrons compromise the operation of superconducting magnets in a fusion plant?

Flowchart from left to right: interconnected grid of spheres with arrows to a data panle with arrows to a 3D molecular structure with arrows to four bar grephs stacked vertically in a column

New computational chemistry techniques accelerate the prediction of molecules and materials

Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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