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Mingda Li received a 2021 Early Career Research Award given by the DoE Basic Energy Sciences Program for his work in machine learning augmented multimodal neutron scattering for emergent topological materials.

Short, one of 23 winners of the 2021 Teaching With Digital Technology Awards, was nominated for excellence in digital teaching for both fully online classes as well as those which were a hybrid of online and in person.

Whether testing high-field fusion magnets or his own physical endurance, Theo Mouratidis pushes the limits.

MIT’s virtual commencement ceremony is on June 4th. Twenty-four NSE students graduate this year. Graduating with Doctoral Degrees Giulia Agostinelli PhDAbdulla Abdulaziz Alhajri PhDDavid Allan Bloore PhDMax Carlson PhDCarolyn P. Coyle PhDKieran Patrick Dolan PhDPablo Philippe Ducru PhDGuillaume Louis Giudicelli PhDSterling M. Harper PhDWilliam Lawrence...

It’s rare for a pre-teen to become enamored with thermodynamics, but those consumed by such a passion may consider themselves lucky to end up at a place like MIT. Madhumitha Ravichandran certainly does. A PhD student in Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE),...

Experimental setup showing the shielded detector (left) and the DT neutron source showing three disks of 6Li doped glass scintillator mounted on a photomultiplier tube (right).

The following awards were announced at the virtual awards ceremony hosted by the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society on May 20, 2021. NSE Awards Thanh Nguyen  G Manson Benedict Award presented to...

NSE’s Mike Short and a team of MIT scholars are helping to solve the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the world’s energy and climate challenges.

NSE faculty, alums discussed benefits and challenges of MIT–industry research collaborations targeting technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a recent MIT symposium on climate action.

Trainer is one of four graduate students selected for the fellowship in 2022. The Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering assists in preparing students for roles in naval nuclear propulsion and will support the broader objective of advancing fission energy development through...