Tag: Fission Systems and Radiation Transport
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Ikhwan Khaleb presents paper at ICONE in Prague
The recent NERS Master’s graduate presented his paper, “CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer in Molten Salt Fuel Chambers of The Wielenga Innovation Static Salt Reactor.”
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Tom Downar retires after a distinguished career in computational nuclear reactor physics
Professor Downar’s career was distinguished by his dedication to teaching and contributions to computational nuclear reactor physics.
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Real-time modeling of 3D temperature distributions within nuclear microreactors to improve safety systems
Finding the best digital twin to model reactor temperatures can improve online monitoring, essential for use of these compact, portable reactors in remote areas.
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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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Brendan Kochunas honored with ANS Early Career Reactor Physicist Award
The American Nuclear Society award recognizes those who have made noteworthy contributions to the realm of reactor physics during the early stages of their careers.
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NERS to support U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboration
Professors Brendan Kochunas, Brian Kiedrowki, and Carolyn Kuranz are all collaborators on the project.
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$3.6M to advance nuclear energy awarded to NERS
The Department of Energy will support research into gas-cooled fast modular reactor safety, community consent in nuclear facility siting, and more.
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Majdi Radaideh to lead development of nuclear regulatory framework for explainable, licensable AI
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will support this project with a $500k grant.
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Aaron Huxford given NEUP Award of Excellence
Huxford was awarded through the NEUP Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research & Development Student Competition.
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Advancing Nuclear Reactor Control and Digital Twins with Idaho National Laboratory
Majdi Radaideh is supporting Uncertainty Quantification Methods for Digital Twin-based Autonomous Control.
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Brian Kiedrowski honored with Michigan Engineering Education Excellence Award
The John F. Ullrich Education Excellence Award recognizes sustained excellence in curricular development, instruction, and guidance.
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John Lee teaches course at Seoul National University
NERS Professor Emeritus John Lee taught a course in nuclear fuel cycle at his alma mater.
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Stephen Raiman given NRC Distinguished Faculty Development Award
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission award will support a new junior faculty member.
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$7.5M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M
The Department of Energy will support research into faster reactor licensing, just energy transitions, and more.
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Majdi Radaideh wins DOE Distinguished Early Career Award
RAD’s research seeks to develop new algorithms for optimizing and controlling advanced nuclear reactors.