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MIT’s work with Idaho National Laboratory advances America’s nuclear industry
The collaboration has led to new fuels and a variety of other projects to enable clean, safe nuclear energy.
Are coastal nuclear power plants at risk from sea level rise and climate change?
Professor Curtis Smith on why nuclear power is well-suited for climate change —
The World at MIT: Ericmoore Jossou
Ericmoore Jossou tells his students he doesn’t see his research as a job, but “as a calling. When I get up every day, solving these problems is always what’s on my mind.”
Working to make fusion a viable energy source
As the Norman C. Rasmussen Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, George Tynan is looking forward to addressing the big physics and engineering challenges of fusion plasmas.
New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor
By directly imaging material failure in 3D, this real-time technique could help scientists improve reactor safety and longevity.
Theory-guided strategy expands the scope of measurable quantum interactions
A new study by Mingda Li and his team finds an oft-ignored effect can be used to probe an important property of semiconductors.
Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
The new study by Haruko Wainwright and researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the University of Orléans suggests modeling could be used to validate the safety of nuclear disposal sites.
The tenured engineers of 2025
NSE's Mingda Li is one of eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering.
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has launched the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies, or LMNT (pronounced “element”). Backed by a philanthropic consortium led by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, LMNT is designed to speed up the discovery and selection of materials for a variety of fusion power plant components.
Emilio Baglietto receives 2025 Ruth and Joel Spira Award
Ruth and Joel Spira Awards are given annually to four faculty members in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and nuclear science and engineering to acknowledge “the tradition of high-quality engineering education at MIT”.