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Peter Brenton received the School of Engineering’s 2020 Ellen J. Mandigo Award for Outstanding Service. Brenton joined MIT in 1996 as fiscal officer at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. In 2002 he transitioned to the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering...

Quantum computing will likely be able to tackle the biggest data challenges, but the exact applications may depend on which systems prove most practical. “We’re still in the stage where we’re trying to pick the best technology,” says Paola Cappellaro.

MIT’s virtual commencement ceremony is on May 29th. Thirty-four NSE students graduate this year.Watch NSE’s virtual graduation celebration. Graduating with Doctoral Degrees Michael Acton PhDYinan Cai PhDNorman Cao PhDKaren Dawson PhDEtienne Demarly PhDDerek Gaston PhDAdam Kuang PhDDavid Layden PhDHin Lee PhDZhaoyuan Liu PhDPaolo Minelli PhDNestor Sepulveda PhDCong...

Issac Wolverton explored the use of AI to redesign the reactor core to more efficient.

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 22, 2020. NSE Awards William “Robbie” Stewart G Manson Benedict Award presented...

New accident tolerant fuel design, capable of providing additional layer of containment while packing 3 to 4 times the fuel mass per volume as compared to competing fuel forms with similar safety characteristics. The initial uranium based fabrication is documented in the...

Paola Cappellaro honored by her graduate students for being committed to caring Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 24-107 (map) Cambridge, MA 02139 nse-info@mit.edu

MIT teams to explore novel solutions to reductions in operations and maintenance costs of advanced nuclear reactors Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy...

“What are some challenges in controlling plasma and what are your solutions? What is the most effective type of fusion device? What are some difficulties in sustaining fusion conditions? What are some obstacles to receiving fusion funding?” For the past four years...

Fusion’s promise as a practical energy source has grown substantially in recent years, in large part because of novel high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials that can shrink the size and boost the performance of the extremely powerful magnets needed in fusion reactors. Realizing...