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Gladys Hetzner Knoll endows NERS Department Chair
A generous gift from Gladys Hetzner Knoll, wife of the late Professor Emeritus Glenn Knoll, has endowed the Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences.
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Nuclear Engineering Laboratory dedication: Connecting the past and future
The newly renovated Nuclear Engineering Laboratory (NEL) building, the site of the former Ford Nuclear Reactor, officially opened in April to a standing-room-only crowd of over 140. The event celebrated the continued legacy of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, bridging the past with the future.
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NERS faculty win coveted awards
Several NERS faculty have been recognized for their research and teaching contributions with promotions and prestigious awards. Congratulations to professors Manera, Kearfott, Was, Pozzi, Lau and Gilgenbach and Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Patricia Schuster.
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Welcome new NERS faculty: Won Sik Yang
by Kim Roth Professor Yang is internationally renowned for his work in the areas of reactor physics and reactor design, particularly fast-neutron reactor core design and development of analytical methods. At U-M, he will head a fast reactor research program and teach related courses, including fast reactor physics and computational methods. Among the six next-generation…
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James D. Butt Scholarship Fund receives additional gift
The purpose of this fund is to provide need-based support to undergraduate students with preference given to entering or continuing students majoring in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences.
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Don R. Kania and Renee L. DuBois Fellowship Fund receives additional gift
The fellowship will support graduate students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS).
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Renovated nuclear reactor building opens as world-class labs
Inside the new Nuclear Engineering Labs, researchers in the nation’s top-ranked nuclear engineering program will focus on advancing nuclear security, nonproliferation, safety and energy.
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Gifts endow the William Martin Fellowship Fund, continue funding to the John C. Lee Fellowship Fund
As committed alumni and donors, Frederick W. and Marion K. Buckman have provided a new gift to endow the William Martin Fellowship Fund and contribute additional funding to the John C. Lee Fellowship Fund, which they established in 2015.
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Paul and Karen Fessler Endowed Student Support Fund established
This fund will provide need-based support to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the College of Engineering.