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.
Department
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Grad students honor caring faculty through Committed to Caring (C2C) Awards
Celebration of “above and beyond” support enters second year.
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.
Metal defects can be eliminated by cyclic loading
Finding shows small amounts of repeated stretching can eliminate crystal defects in nanoscale metal parts.
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.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
A passion for learning in the lab
Thomas McKrell designs, builds, and supervises nuclear science and engineering laboratory projects, and readies students for careers in research.
Finding 911 callers instantly
Mobile app automatically sends a caller’s location and medical data to dispatch centers.
Carolyn Coyle wins two awards at NURETH-16
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student honored for her work on nuclear thermal hydraulics.
Dennis Whyte named head of Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Whyte succeeds Richard Lester as NSE department head.