Tag: Honors and Awards
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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James Duderstadt Collegiate Professorship in Nuclear Engineering established
Regents approve new professorship honoring former U-M president and NERS faculty member.
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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.