Category: Students
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NERS students recognized for outstanding research at 2025 MMRI poster symposium
Three students affiliated with NERS were honored for their poster presentations.
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Colleen Campbell helps U-M Club Softball win first NCSA national title
The NERS PhD student helped lead the U-M Club Softball Team to its first-ever NCSA Division I National Championship. In this Q&A, she reflects on the team’s championship journey, how softball has shaped her approach to research and leadership, and why staying connected to the sport has made her a stronger, more balanced graduate student.
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Jarett LeVan awarded NNSA fellowship to advance kinetic theory of the liquid state
The NERS PhD student’s work supports national security goals through inertial confinement fusion research.
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Isaac Huegel earns prestigious national fellowship for plasma physics research
Applied physics PhD student working with NERS professor Carolyn Kuranz awarded DOE NNSA Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship.
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Brian Carpman wins second place at Molten Salt Reactor Workshop
The NERS graduate student was awarded for his research on ultra-high temperature ceramics.
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Muhammad Rafiul Abdussami’s journey in nuclear engineering
The NERS graduate student has a keen interest in sustainable energy systems.
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Ricardo Lopez wins award for augmented reality visualization for nuclear inspections paper
The NERS graduate student was given the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division award at the 2024 Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Conference.
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Teaching wicked problems in nuclear technology, policy, and society
Nuclear Technology, Policy, and Society (NERS 490) gives students the skills needed to address some of the field’s most challenging issues.
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NERS students receive NEUP fellowships and scholarship
Patrick Myers, Andrew Panter, and David Wen have received support through the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program.
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NERS graduate students receive NSF fellowships
Logan Burnett and Nataly R. Panczyk have been awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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Julian Kinney receives Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
The National Nuclear Security Administration funds the fellowship to train scientists vital to meeting U.S. workforce needs in advanced science and engineering.
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NERS seniors honored at ANS Student Conference
Seven undergraduate students received three awards for their research and service.
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Genève Magnan gives insight into the SMART Energy Conference
At the conference, Genève spoke about the versatility and benefits of advanced gas reactors.
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Trevor Johannes Smith receives Best Poster Award at SSAP Symposium
Trevor’s research centers on examining plasmas generated on the surface of high-current transmission lines on pulsed-power accelerators.
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Jordan Noey receives Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
This recognition highlights Jordan’s exceptional commitment and excellence in teaching, reflecting his passion for education and academic leadership.
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Roxanne Walker honored with Towner Prize from Michigan Engineering
The award reflects Roxanne’s exceptional academic performance, active participation in research, and leadership qualities.