News & Events

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

July 30, 2021

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

NERS PhD Alum Stephen Taller receives DOE Rapid Turnaround Experiment award

July 12, 2021

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

NERS graduate student Matthew Lynch receives NASA Graduate Research Fellowship

July 9, 2021

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

NERS undergrads receive internships at DOE National Laboratories

July 7, 2021

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

Colloquia

Calendar and Recordings

Past NERS Events

Fastest Path to Zero: The First 100 Days | April 29, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm chatted with Third Way’s Josh Freed about the progress the Department of Energy has made thus far in advancing President Biden’s clean energy priorities and how investing in clean energy infrastructure will uplift working communities across the country.

Colloquia | February 14, 2020

Marissa Bell, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography at SUNY University at Buffalo, talks about the social and political aspects of nuclear waste siting with a focus on consent.

U-M and INL Joint Technical Seminar on Advanced Reactors | February 23, 2021

NERS Prof. Brendan Kochunas and Nick Smith from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) give an overview of the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and discuss holistic approaches to modern reactor design. Watch