Category: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
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Todd Allen elected to American Nuclear Society Board of Directors
NERS chair will serve a three-year term as Board Member-at-Large beginning June 2025.
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H3D detectors arrive at the International Space Station
U-M alumni-led project brings gamma-ray imaging tech to orbit for space science and hardware qualification.
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Londrea Garrett awarded prestigious Hoffman Postdoctoral Fellowship
The recent NERS PhD graduate to continue nuclear safeguards research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Flynn Darby wins Towner Prize for distinguished academic achievement
The college-wide award honors graduate students demonstrating exceptional research, leadership and academic performance.
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U-M students win top honors at 2025 ANS Student Conference
The students were recognized for excellence in computational methods, radiation detection, and nuclear advocacy at national conference in New Mexico.
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Gary Was honored by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
The NERS Professor Emeritus was given the Institute of Metals Lecture and Robert Franklin Mehl Award.
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Shailaja Humane wins CoDA 2025 award for fusion design optimization research
The graduate student was recognized for applying Bayesian optimization to inertial confinement fusion simulations.
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Sara A. Pozzi named Donald C. Graham Professor of Engineering
Regents approve endowed professorship recognizing leadership in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
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NERS students gain hands-on reactor experience
With support from a DOE Reactor Sharing Grant, students in NERS 425 and NERS 551 traveled to Ohio State’s research reactor for in-person experiments.
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Students from Japan explore NERS labs and research during March visit
Graduate students from Japanese universities visited NERS to strengthen international collaboration and learn about advanced nuclear research at U-M.
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Karthik Duraisamy joins NERS faculty
Professor Duraisamy brings expertise in computational science, machine learning, and physics-based modeling.
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Janelle Wharry named 2025 Brimacombe Medalist
The NERS alumna was recognized for sustained excellence and achievement in materials science and engineering.
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NERS graduate students shine in 2025 Three Minute Thesis Competition
NERS students Colleen Campbell, Diego Muzquiz, and Valentin Pauly advanced to the final round of the competition, where Pauly earned the first-place prize for best overall presentation.
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Q&A: Khalil Bryant’s Journey in World Chase Tag
How a U-M applied physics graduate student found speed, strategy, and community in the world’s fastest game of tag.
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Brendan Kochunas honored with NERS Departmental Faculty Award from Michigan Engineering
The award recognizes high-impact accomplishments benefitting NERS and Michigan Engineering.
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NERS joins ARPA-E NEWTON project to transform nuclear waste disposal
Professors Won Sik Yang and Xiaodong Sun will support the Argonne National Laboratory-led project.