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	Zeroing in on decarbonization Wielding complex algorithms, NSE doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change
	Heating by Cooling Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez PhD’19 resolves a fusion paradox to receive the 2019 Del Favero Thesis Prize
	Areg Danagoulian: Leveraging nuclear physics to reduce nuclear threats Danagoulian has committed himself to these challenges, generating new technologies that reduce nuclear security threats in the near term and that offer game-changing options in the arena of nuclear nonproliferation and treaty verification.
	Myles Stapelberg: From videogames to startups Myles Stapelberg ’21, a junior double majoring in nuclear science and engineering and materials science and engineering, wants to help make sure that the best materials for building fusion tokamaks for the purpose of power generation.
	Innovative academic-entrepreneurial path towards fusion energy NSE alum, Brandon Sorbom and Commonwealth Fusion Systems break new ground in energy technology and business models in pursuit of climate-friendly power generation
	A vision of nuclear energy buoyed by molten salt NSE graduate student Kieran Dolan tackles a critical technical challenge to fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature nuclear reactors.
	A “second home” On the cusp of graduation, NSE alumna and health sciences and technology doctoral candidate, Agata Wiśniowska sustains her decade-plus connection to the MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab
	Plotting new paths to a nuclear “yes” NSE alumna Mareena Robinson Snowden devises new solutions for problems of arms control and proliferation
	Fine-tuning multiphysics problems NSE graduate student Miriam Kreher codes to create better models for complex interactions within nuclear reactors
	From summer research program to PhD dissertation NSE graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific fourney approaches fruition
	Pushing the limits NSE junior Eva Lisowski studies and trains hard for a future of national service
	Heat-seeking studies Using cutting-edge diagnostic devices, NSE graduate student, Artyom Kossolapov, takes precision measurements of a physical phenomenon critical to nuclear reactor energy generation
	Probing the world of plasmas Nuno Loureiro explores the behavior of the universe’s most abundant form of matter.
	Powered by idealism and pragmatism Nuclear science and engineering alumni, Matt Ellis and Sam Shaner, launch startup and win major Department of Energy grant to develop innovative advanced nuclear reactor design.
	Honing quantum sensing New QEG approach to spatial noise filtering boosts development of ultra-sensitive quantum sensor devices.
	Mastering fluid flow and bubble boil Through meticulous computations, nuclear science and engineering student Etienne Demarly simulates conditions inside a nuclear reactor.
	The heat of the matter PhD candidate Juan Ruiz Ruiz seeks to discover how heat leaks from fusion plasmas.
	Making nuclear energy safer and more affordable Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
	Quantum choreographer Using diamond dust and laser light to control atomic “spin,” NSE alumnus, Ashok Ajoy, pursues alternatives to costly conventional imaging technologies.
	Turning up the heat Fine-tuning thermal hydraulics in reactors, doctoral student Guanyu Su hopes to advance more powerful nuclear energy technology
	Deriving a theory of defects Mingda Li seeks to harness atomic irregularities in materials for improved energy applications
	Ka-Yen Yau: From coolants to a carbon-constrained world An early calling for clean energy propels undergraduate Ka-Yen Yau’s research on the next generation of nuclear technology.
	A paired passion for pushing boundaries Nuclear science and engineering doctoral students, Rachel Connick and Charles Hirst, search for radiation damage in metals.
	The making of a maker mentor: Undergraduate Olorunsola (Jerry) Akinsulire spearheads new NSE builder space.
	Alex Creely: Bridging the gap between simulation and reality Graduate student Alex Creely receives Department of Energy Innovation Award.
	Sarah Don: Building connections NSE alum and MIT Reactor superintendent aims to give more students the opportunity to work with and learn from the reactor.
	Shifting gears, research scientist Koroush Shirvan joins NSE faculty Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering leads projects for developing accident-tolerant fuel and optimizing nuclear energy technology.