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NERS to Support NSF-Funded EP-OPAL Laser Facility
Igor Jovanovic will collaborate with the University of Rochester to create a shielding design for managing the intense radiation produced by the EP-OPAL facility.
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Hidden variables and neural networks for complex plasma physics
Research by Archis Joglekar and Alexander Thomas published in Machine Learning: Science and Technology.
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Michigan Engineering honors NERS alumnus Eric Esarey with Department Merit Award
Esarey is the Director of the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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NERS collaborates with INL and industry partners to advance innovative heat exchanger technology for harsh environments
Professor Stephen Raiman will head the research efforts for NERS in the DOE-funded project.
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$1.2 million for laser target research laboratory
The Michigan Target Research and Fabrication Laboratory will design targets and a soft robot for high-intensity laser experiments.
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Rebecca Lindsey receives Young Investigator Award
The award is presented by the Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (CoMSEF) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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Stephen Raiman given NRC Distinguished Faculty Development Award
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission award will support a new junior faculty member.
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NERS celebrates 65 years
From pioneering beginnings to cutting-edge laboratories, groundbreaking research endeavors, and sustainable energy innovations in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
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PhD student Peter Hotvedt co-authored paper published in Frontiers in Physiology
The paper examines the intricacies of asthma and its impact on lung ventilation.
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Y.Y. Lau co-authors IEEE TPS Best Paper
The paper solves the longstanding issue of nonuniform cathode emission that has existed for decades.
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IAEA using tech developed by NERS professor and alum
The technology will be used for the verification of un-irradiated nuclear material.
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Kevin Field and Stephen Raiman named new directors of NERS materials labs
The founder and original director of the three labs, Gary Was, stepped down on July 1.
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$7.5M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M
The Department of Energy will support research into faster reactor licensing, just energy transitions, and more.
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NERS presents Decommissioning Workshop with Tohoku University
The workshop is focused on sharing decommissioning experiences between Japan and the United States.
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Majdi Radaideh wins DOE Distinguished Early Career Award
RAD’s research seeks to develop new algorithms for optimizing and controlling advanced nuclear reactors.
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NERS faculty receive $6.5M in DOE funding awards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $56 million in funding for 68 nuclear energy projects The U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) has received $6.5 million in funding to lead five projects to advance nuclear technology. Grand Challenge to Accelerated Deployment of Advanced Reactors – A Predictive Pathway for Rapid…
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NERS Students Geneve Magnan, Julia Marshall, Roxanne Walker, and Isabella Wood win ANS Scholarships
American Nuclear Society scholarship recipients are chosen for their academic, service, and leadership excellence.
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Annalisa Manera named ANS Fellow
Manera was recognized for her research demonstrating exceptional and sustained contributions to the thermal hydraulics field.
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NERS graduate students awarded UNLP Fellowships
Brian Carpman, Justin Hamil, and Rowan Marchie received University Nuclear Leadership Program fellowships from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Photos: Ron Gilgenbach and Y.Y. Lau Retirement Party
Today, a combination reunion of the Michigan Plasma Lab and a retirement party for Profs. Ron Gilgenbach and Y.Y. Lau was held in Santa Fe, NM.
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Aditi Verma featured in National Academies article on tackling inequities in emerging technologies webinar
The article, Tackling Inequities in Emerging Technologies, describes the webinar’s design to foster discussions across disciplines about the challenges to equity and the need to ensure community involvement in the face of new processes, technologies and strategies.
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NERS students win a Best Presentation Award at ANS Student Conference
Their paper is titled “pyMAISE: A Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Benchmarking Software for Nuclear Reactor Applications”.
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Unbreakable bonds
The properties of PFAS are so great that we have used these chemicals widely—so widely that now they contaminate our water, our air, our land and our bodies. What can we do about it? Engineers have some ideas, although it’s not going to be easy.
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NERS Alum Andrea Kritcher is on the 2023 TIME100 List
Andrea Kritcher has been named to TIME100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.