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Clint Ballinger named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The NERS alum was recognized for innovations in nanomaterials and impact as an educator and entrepreneur.
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Kevin Field receives 2025 Henry Russel Award
U-M honored the NERS professor for his extraordinary early-career impact in research, education, and mentorship.
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Reinforcement learning for nuclear microreactor control
A machine learning approach outcompetes the industry standard for adjusting power generation to meet demand, especially in imperfect conditions.
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Shuai Che leads milestone molten salt experiment at Thermal Hydraulics Lab
In this Q&A, the THL team shares the technical milestones, engineering challenges, and lessons learned from operating the molten salt pump Shaft Seal Test Facility for over 2,300 hours, placing the lab among a select group of molten salt research leaders.
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Majdi Radaideh receives ANS Ted Quinn Early Career Award
The award honors outstanding contributions in instrumentation, control, and human-machine interfaces for nuclear systems.
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$100K gift honors a lifelong Michigan fan and fuels student success in nuclear engineering
New endowment supports undergraduates through the Robert Edward Farrell Memorial Nuclear Engineering Scholarship.
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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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AI-powered paper on nuclear sentiment wins NEUP award
NERS students are among the authors of the winning research paper.
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Ikhwan Khaleb brings nuclear energy awareness to Malaysia via social media
The NERS alum uses TikTok to educate the Malaysian public about nuclear energy, drawing on his academic training and professional experience.
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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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Ann Arbor high schoolers compete in Science Olympiad nationals with support from NERS
The Pioneer High School Science Olympiad team competed at the 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament.
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Zhijie (George) Jiao receives Michigan Engineering Staff Excellence Award
Jiao, facility director of the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory and NERS research scientist, is honored for his exceptional leadership, mentorship, and dedication to research excellence.
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Five NERS faculty receive promotions
Promotions recognize excellence in plasma physics, materials science, reactor physics, and nuclear security.
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James Holloway named president of the University of Toledo
The longtime NERS faculty member and former U-M vice provost has been appointed the 19th president of the University of Toledo.
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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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The US has a new most powerful laser
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.
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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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Fei Gao named inaugural James Duderstadt Collegiate Professor in Nuclear Engineering
The NERS professor was recognized for groundbreaking contributions to radiation materials science and multiscale modeling.
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NERS partners with Hanyang University’s Innovative Research Center for Advanced Reactor Development
Collaboration to support student and faculty research, exchange, and funding opportunities.
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Plasma-powered plastic breakdown paper ranks among journal’s top 10% most viewed of 2023
Study explores the use of plasma for plastic decomposition and depolymerization.
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Todd Allen receives ANS Mishima Award for contributions to nuclear fuels and materials
NERS chair honored by the American Nuclear Society for excellence in research and development.
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Landon Tafoya receives DOE NNSA Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship
The NERS PhD student will develop neutron imaging diagnostics for fusion at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Majdi Radaideh receives 2025 MCD Young Member’s Research Achievement Award
The award recognizes Assistant Professor Radaideh’s exceptional contributions to nuclear mathematics and computational methods.
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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.