Nuclear Science and Engineering

Harnessing the energy of small bending motions

New device could provide electrical power source from walking and other ambient motions.

January 6, 2016

Students design radiation-aware products in nuclear science and engineering seminar

December 23, 2015

Inspiring the next generation of nuclear engineers

Nuclear science and engineering community leads “Science on Saturday” outreach at MIT.

December 17, 2015

Celebration honors Professor Emeritus Sow-Hsin Chen

Former collaborators, students, and others gather to mark the achievements of nuclear science and engineering Professor Emeritus Sow-Hsin Chen for his 80th birthday.

December 14, 2015

Reducing waste and inefficiency, while increasing access and profits, propels MIT Energy Hackathon

Eight real-world industry challenges fuel teams’ competitive spirit and impressive results.

December 11, 2015

A new fusion collaboration for MIT

Members of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center celebrate first operations of the world's largest fusion experiment, Wendelstein 7-X.

December 10, 2015

Carolena Ruprecht: On board with nuclear engineering for the Navy

Following graduation this June, senior Carolena Ruprecht will lead a crew maintaining nuclear-powered systems for the U.S. Navy.

December 3, 2015

Sharing fusion research with 3-D, video games, and comics

Members of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center wow colleagues, students, and teachers with a 3-D tour of the Institute's nuclear fusion experiment.

November 30, 2015

Jacopo Buongiorno: Bringing outside knowledge to the nuclear industry

November 13, 2015

PSFC’s Mumgaard awarded Translational Fellowship

November 9, 2015

Joseph Minervini appointed as assistant director of Plasma Science and Fusion Center

International expert in fusion and magnet technology succeeds Peter Catto, who had served as assistant director since 2000.

November 4, 2015

Grad students honor caring faculty through Committed to Caring (C2C) Awards

Celebration of “above and beyond” support enters second year.

October 30, 2015

New engineering faculty for 2015-2016

The School of Engineering welcomes 18 new faces.

October 28, 2015

Cory Booker and Ken Kimmel visit MIT Alcator C-Mod fusion device

U.S. Senator and Union of Concerned Scientists president explore new superconducting technology at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

October 21, 2015

Metal defects can be eliminated by cyclic loading

Finding shows small amounts of repeated stretching can eliminate crystal defects in nanoscale metal parts.

October 21, 2015

Aditi Verma: A multidisciplinary take on nuclear policy

PhD student is acquiring the science, engineering, and social sciences expertise needed to make sense of complex policy questions surrounding nuclear energy.

October 20, 2015