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Addressing challenges in controlling plasma and plasma turbulence
“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...
2020 NSE Graduate Research Expo
The MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering hosted a virtual Graduate Student Expo this year. The annual event showcased posters on groundbreaking research by current NSE doctoral and masters. This year’s virtual Expo provided a unique opportunity for a wider audience...
Pablo Ducru: Scientist/entrepreneur
After delivering novel computational methods for nuclear problems, doctoral candidate plunges into startup life Like the atomic particles he studies, Pablo Ducru seems constantly on the move, vibrating with energy. But if he sometimes appears to be headed in an unexpected direction,...
A new way to prepare graduate students to lead in tech
Becoming a leader is nearly inevitable for engineering students, says Lucio Milanese, a fourth-year NSE graduate student.
Nuclear Gets Personal with Prof. Michael Short
In this first episode on Chalk Radio, Professor Michael Short discusses one of the core principles of his teaching philosophy: the importance of making abstract concepts in nuclear science tangible by means of hands-on activities.
IAP fusor workshop inaugurates Nuclear Maker Space
Willy Burke had never heard of a “fusor.” Until three years ago, the research engineer from MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) was not familiar with the portable device that uses an electric field to accelerate ions to energies high enough...
More effective and persuasive communicators
Exelon Corporation manager of corporate strategies Jacob Jurewicz (’14, SM ’15) spends much of his time communicating complex technologies and business concepts to this Fortune 500 energy provider’s executives, enabling them to make critical investment decisions. “Despite all of the emphasis on...
Ciara Sivels ’13: From culinary arts to nuclear engineering
No one could be more astonished to find Ciara Sivels ’13 where she is today than Ciara Sivels herself.  “Never in a million years would I have predicted that I’d be working as a nuclear engineer in a major research laboratory,” says...
Analyce Hernandez: Uncloaking big mysteries
For Analyce Hernandez, there are few greater pleasures than venturing into the unknown. Take her experience during January’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), for instance. Hernandez, a double major in Course 8 and Course 22-ENG, signed up for “Build your own Fusor,” a...