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NERS Professor Kevin Field wins DOE Early Career Award

NERS Professor Kevin Field wins DOE Early Career Award

Field is one of only 50 U.S. professors to win this year
Deep Patel admitted to Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Deep Patel admitted to Tauber Institute for Global Operations

The NERS Ph.D. Candidate is driven by his passion to end the global energy crisis.
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Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression

Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression

When magnetic walls are closing in, wily plasma slips out between magnetic field lines. A Michigan-led team pioneered a way to keep more plasma contained.
NERS Chair Todd Allen elected chair of NEDHO

NERS Chair Todd Allen elected chair of NEDHO

Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization is an alliance between U.S. nuclear engineering programs
Plasma jet wands could rapidly decontaminate hospital rooms

Plasma jet wands could rapidly decontaminate hospital rooms

Room-temperature plasma beams could essentially dissolve away bacteria and viruses.
NERS Professor John C. Lee publishes an introductory text for broad areas of nuclear reactor physics

NERS Professor John C. Lee publishes an introductory text for broad areas of nuclear reactor physics

“Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering” offers information on analysis, design, control, and operation of nuclear reactors.
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NERS promotes several faculty members and research scientists

NERS promotes several faculty members and research scientists

Treating PFAS water contamination with cold plasma

Treating PFAS water contamination with cold plasma

University of Michigan researchers are developing better plasma technology that can destroy PFAS compounds
American Nuclear Society awards scholarships to NERS students

American Nuclear Society awards scholarships to NERS students

Five graduate students and one undergrad received awards for the 2020–2021 school year.
Gary Cook (1938–2020): In Memoriam

Gary Cook (1938–2020): In Memoriam

Cook managed the Ford Nuclear Reactor for 32 years
Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression

Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression

When magnetic walls are closing in, wily plasma slips out between magnetic field lines. A Michigan-led team pioneered a way to keep more plasma contained.
NERS Professor Kevin Field wins DOE Early Career Award

NERS Professor Kevin Field wins DOE Early Career Award

Field is one of only 50 U.S. professors to win this year
Deep Patel admitted to Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Deep Patel admitted to Tauber Institute for Global Operations

The NERS Ph.D. Candidate is driven by his passion to end the global energy crisis.
Robert W. Albrecht (1935–2020): In Memoriam

Robert W. Albrecht (1935–2020): In Memoriam

The NERS graduate became a professor of nuclear and electrical engineering at the University of Washington.
U-M faculty receive $1.9M in DOE funding awards

U-M faculty receive $1.9M in DOE funding awards

NERS faculty are well represented as DOE releases its FY2020 Research and Development Awards
Professor Mehlhorn named Fellow of the American Nuclear Society

Professor Mehlhorn named Fellow of the American Nuclear Society

Professor Mehlhorn was recognized for his research in plasma physics.
In The News
Planet Detroit Thursday, June 25, 2020

DTE Gas announces plan to go ‘net zero’ by 2050; activists skeptical

The Hill Thursday, May 28, 2020

An affordable zero-emissions grid needs new nuclear

The Hill Thursday, May 28, 2020

An affordable zero-emissions grid needs new nuclear

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Going Nuclear on Climate Change? Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts

Michigan Daily Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Competition held to examine new markets and uses for nuclear fuel

Tech Times Thursday, April 23, 2020

University of Michigan creates plasma jet wands that can quickly disinfect hospitals