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Sara NormanAugust 17, 2021

Most powerful laser in the U.S. to begin operations soon, supported by $18.5M from the NSF

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With first light anticipated in 2022, the NSF will provide five years of operations funding, ramping up as the ZEUS user facility progresses to full capacity.

Sara NormanAugust 4, 2021

Kaitlyn Barr given DOE Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award

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The award program strives to facilitate innovation and the creation of new ideas in nuclear-technology-relevant disciplines.

Sara NormanAugust 4, 2021

Gary Was retires after 41-year career in materials and nuclear energy systems

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Was’s career was distinguished by his dedication to teaching as well as his contributions to research.

Sara NormanJuly 30, 2021

Scott Baalrud receives funding to research high-energy-density plasmas

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Baalrud will research the dynamic structure of magnetized high-energy-density plasmas.

Sara NormanJuly 12, 2021

NERS PhD Alum Stephen Taller receives DOE Rapid Turnaround Experiment award

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The award will allow Taller to use the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory to perform in-situ dual ion beam irradiation.

Sara NormanJuly 9, 2021

NERS graduate student Matthew Lynch receives NASA Graduate Research Fellowship

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Matthew will look at novel techniques to develop high sink strength nickel-based alloys for nuclear power and propulsion.

Sara NormanJuly 7, 2021

NERS undergrads receive internships at DOE National Laboratories

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Natalie Kot and Julian Kinney will intern at DIII-D and LANL.

Sara NormanJune 30, 2021

Ryan McBride leads IEEE TPS Best Paper

The paper is based on a tutorial presentation at the Mini-Course on Charged Particle Beams and High-Powered Pulsed Sources.

Sara NormanJune 25, 2021

U-M faculty receive $1.2M in DOE funding awards

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $61 million to support 99 projects spread across 30 states and a U.S. territory. The U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) has received $1,150,000 to fund two projects to advance nuclear technology. The awards are through two DOE programs: the Nuclear Energy University Program […]

Sara NormanJune 21, 2021

Ronald F. Fleming (1937–2021): In Memoriam

The NERS alum and faculty member will be remembered for his unconventional spirit, devotion to his students, and posing the question “What does it all mean?”

Sara NormanJune 15, 2021

Michigan Center for Materials Characterization joins U-M NSUF Partner Facilities

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The facility is dedicated to the micron and nanoscale imaging and analysis of materials.

Sara NormanJune 15, 2021

Yuxuan Liu and Brendan Kochunas receive funding to integrate heat transfer simulation in the Virtual Ford Nuclear Reactor

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The funding was provided by the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.

Sara NormanJune 15, 2021

Annalisa Manera receives NRC academic grant

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Manera will use the grant to advance the understanding of heat pipe behavior close to their thermal limits and more.

Sara NormanJune 15, 2021

NERS PhD Student Pengyuan Xiu receives DOE Rapid Turnaround Experiment award

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Pengyuan will use the data obtained from the project to contribute to his thesis work.

Sara NormanMay 5, 2021

NERS students awarded IUP fellowships and scholarship

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The program seeks to enhance the future of the U.S. nuclear workforce.

Sara NormanMay 3, 2021

Fluid motion induced by plasma interaction with water with self-organization

NERS PhD Student Zimu Yang writes Featured Article in the Journal of Applied Physics.

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