School of Engineering awards for 2014
Awards given to outstanding faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students
Department
Nuclear Science and Engineering
3 Questions: Scott Kemp on rethinking nuclear security efforts
MIT professor argues the barriers to weapon acquisition today are not technological.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis
New power plant design could provide enhanced safety, easier siting, and centralized construction.
Strain can alter materials’ properties
New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research with many potential applications.
A physicist, an athlete, and an engineer
MIT senior Margo Batie plays hard on the rugby field and works hard in the physics lab.
Magnetic nanoparticles could aid heat dissipation
Particles suspended in cooling water could prevent hotspots in nuclear plant cooling systems and electronics.
‘Hybrid’ nuclear plants could make a dent in carbon emissions
Combining nuclear with artificial geothermal, shale oil, or hydrogen production could help slow climate change, study shows.
