Category: Alumni
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Stephen Taller receives Weinberg Fellowship at ORNL
He will use the fellowship to continue his research into radiation effects in commercial nuclear materials.
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Robert W. Albrecht (1935–2020): In Memoriam
The NERS graduate became a professor of nuclear and electrical engineering at the University of Washington.
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Professor Mehlhorn named Fellow of the American Nuclear Society
Professor Mehlhorn was recognized for his research in plasma physics.
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Looking Back on Graduation in 1970
James Stubbins remembers his time at NERS and the University of Michigan.
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John M. Carpenter (1935–2020): In Memoriam
The NERS graduate and faculty member became one of the leading experimentalists in thermal neutron scattering.
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NERS Graduates win major awards
Janelle Wharry and Matt Gomez receive early career awards.
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In Memoriam
The NERS department is saddened to report the passing of three members of our community this year.
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Alumni books: Alumnus Mel Bost authors book on project and process management
The NERS department congratulates C. Melvin Bost, Jr., on the publication of his new book.
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Postdoctoral researcher Shanbin Shi joins RPI faculty
At RPI, Shi plans to develop research programs for innovative nuclear system design, key component design optimization, instrumentation development and system modeling to explore a diverse range of options for Gen-IV nuclear reactors.
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G. Hoyt Whipple and Marta Mrazovic-Whipple Scholarship Fund established in memory of Professor Emeritus Hoyt Whipple
The fund will be used to support undergraduate students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS).
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Sid Yip and Nenita Teodoro Yip gift to support NERS students and faculty
The Ziya Akcasu Fellowship Fund will be used to provide need-based support to graduate students, and the Sidney and Nenita Yip Junior Faculty Award Fund will honor and support assistant or recently tenured associate faculty members.
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Geoff West wins 2017 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
William “Geoff” West (MEng ’95, PhD ’11), founder, president and chief medical physicist of West Physics, has won the 2017 University of Michigan College of Engineering Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.
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Dr. Jong Kyung Kim wins 2017 NERS Alumni Merit Award
Dr. Jong Kyung Kim (MSE NE ’82, PhD NE ’86), professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Hanyang University in Korea, has received a 2017 University of Michigan College of Engineering NERS Alumni Merit Award.