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

When Youyeon Choi was in high school, she discovered she really liked “thinking in geometry.” The shapes, the dimensions…she was into all of it. Today, geometry plays a prominent role in her doctoral work under the guidance of Professor Koroush Shirvan, as...

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Bilge Yildiz elected to the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Professor Bilge Yildiz was elected to the Austrian Academy of Sciences at a ceremony in Vienna, Austria on May 11, 2023 Bilge Yildiz, Breene M. Kerr (1951) Professor in the Departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, has...
Bilge Yildiz wins Faraday Medal
Bilge Yildiz, Breene M. Kerr (1951) Professor in the Departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Faraday Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Yildiz’s research focuses on the...
Anne White appointed SoE Distinguished Professor of Engineering
In the following letter to NSE faculty Dean of MIT School of Engineering, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, announced the appointment of Anne White as the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Anne White has...
A new approach to fine-tuning quantum materials
An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances Quantum materials – those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics such as correlation and entanglement – can...
Thanh Nguyen: Tantalized by the neutrons
Thanh Nguyen is in the habit of breaking down barriers. Take languages, for instance: Nguyen, a third-year doctoral candidate in nuclear science and engineering (NSE), wanted “to connect with other people and cultures” for his work and social life, he says, so...
Sidney Yip wins Monie A. Ferst Award
NSE Professor Emeritus Sidney (Sid) Yip is the recipient of the 2023 Monie A. Ferst Award. Established in 1977, the Sigma Xi’s Monie A. Ferst Award honors “science and engineering teachers who have inspired their students to significant research achievements”. Yip is a...
Rachel Bielajew honored as one of 40 Graduate Women of Excellence at MIT in 2023
Rachel Bielajew was one of 40 Graduate Women of Excellence at MIT honored by the Office of Graduate Education at MIT. These impactful women were chosen for their leadership among their peers, their dedication to improving the MIT graduate student experience, their...
A layered approach to safety
New accident tolerant fuel design, capable of providing additional layer of containment while packing 3 to 4 times the fuel mass per volume as compared to competing fuel forms with similar safety characteristics. The initial uranium based fabrication is documented in the...
Nuclear solutions for society — past and present
NSE’s Rose Lecture focuses on evolving role of nuclear technologies in meeting grand challenges, including the climate crisis The race is on to steer the world’s energy systems away from carbon, and “new nuclear technologies may point the way,” said William D....
An evolutionary shift from the local (nano) scale to the global
For the bulk of his years as a nuclear engineer, Jacopo Buongiorno has had a career filled with success, though it might also be called conventional in certain respects. Buongiorno, the TEPCO Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), earned his PhD...