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Investigating materials for nuclear power
A longstanding interest in radiation’s effects on metals has drawn Michael Short into new areas such as nuclear security and microreactors. Michael Short came to MIT in the fall of 2001 as an 18-year-old first-year who grew up in Boston’s North Shore....
COMMENCEMENT 2021
MIT’s virtual commencement ceremony is on June 4th. Twenty-four NSE students graduate this year. Graduating with Doctoral Degrees Giulia Agostinelli PhDAbdulla Abdulaziz Alhajri PhDDavid Allan Bloore PhDMax Carlson PhDCarolyn P. Coyle PhDKieran Patrick Dolan PhDPablo Philippe Ducru PhDGuillaume Louis Giudicelli PhDSterling M. Harper PhDWilliam Lawrence...
Waging a two-pronged campaign against climate change
With a nuclear energy startup and cost-modeling tool, Robbie Stewart aims to speed construction of new plants for decarbonizing the economy If nuclear energy is to play a pivotal role in securing a low-carbon future, researchers must not only develop a new...
Professor Emeritus Sow-Hsin Chen, global expert in neutron science and devoted mentor, dies at 86
Novel contributions advanced dynamical properties of supercooled water and small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering over a 50-year career. Sow-Hsin Chen, emeritus professor of nuclear science and engineering, died peacefully on June 26 in West Newton, Massachusetts. He was 86. Born in pre-World...
The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it
It’s rare for a pre-teen to become enamored with thermodynamics, but those consumed by such a passion may consider themselves lucky to end up at a place like MIT. Madhumitha Ravichandran certainly does. A PhD student in Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE),...
Infrared cameras and artificial intelligence provide insight into boiling
Pictures of the boiling surfaces taken using a Scanning Electron Microscope: ITO (top left), copper oxide nanoleaves (top right), zinc oxide nanowires (bottom left), and porous coating of silicon dioxide nanoparticles obtained by Layer-by-Layer deposition (bottom right). Boiling is not just for...
Novel portable technology offers boost for nuclear security, arms control
Experimental setup showing the shielded detector (left) and the DT neutron source showing three disks of 6Li doped glass scintillator mounted on a photomultiplier tube (right). About five years ago, Areg Danagoulian, associate professor of nuclear science and engineering (NSE), became intrigued...
Nuclear Science and Engineering Annual Awards 2021
The following awards were announced at the virtual awards ceremony hosted by the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society on May 20, 2021. NSE Awards Thanh Nguyen  G Manson Benedict Award presented to...
On course to create a fusion power plant
ARCH, a conceptual design for an onboard fusion device capable of generating ammonia fuel for ship engines “There is no lone genius who solves all the problems.” Dennis Whyte, Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), is reflecting on a...
Leading with nuclear innovation
“To address climate change and the enormous increase in energy demand likely in coming decades, we need the resource of nuclear power,” says Ashley Finan ’07, ScM ’07, PhD ’12 in nuclear science and engineering. “Now is the critical moment for making...