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Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks about nuclear power’s role at a critical moment in history
On September 22, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered the 2023 David J. Rose Lecture in Nuclear Technology at MIT. This lecture series was started nearly 40 years ago in honor of the late Professor...
Jacopo Buongiorno elected 2023 NURETH Fellow
Established in 1980 by the Thermal Hydraulics Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), NURETH Fellows are appointed once every two years — Buongiorno is recognized for scholarly accomplishments and impact in the thermal-hydraulics field and for his exceptional contributions to NURETH conferences.
The IAEA at the crossroads of history (2023 David J. Rose Lecture)
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Friday, September 22, 2023. 11:00AM to noon EST MIT Samberg Conference Center, E52, 6th floor, 50 Memorial Drive Abstract The International Atomic Energy Agency helps the international community address many of its biggest challenges, including the...
Cancelling noise for improving quantum devices
For years, researchers have tried various ways to coax quantum bits — or qubits, the basic building blocks of quantum computers — to remain in their quantum state for ever-longer times, a key step in creating devices like quantum sensors, gyroscopes and...
Patrick Adrian receives prestigious Fellowship in High-Energy-Density Sciences
Adrian has been awarded the Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in High-Energy-Density Sciences from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to further his study of high-energy-density physics.
Bilge Yildiz selected as Fellow of The Electrochemical Society
Each year 15 renowned scientists and engineers are selected by their peers for advanced individual technological contributions to the fields of electrochemistry and solid state science and technology, and for service to ECS.
Powering the future in Mongolia
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students from classes 22.S094 (Climate and Sustainability Systems: Decarbonizing Ulaanbaatar at Scale) and 21A.S01 (Anthro-Engineering: Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale) fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
Optimizing construction and operation of nuclear energy facilities
For the United States to meet its net zero goals, nuclear energy needs to be on the smorgasbord of options. The problem: Its production still suffers from a lack of scale. To increase access rapidly, we need to stand up reactors quickly,...
Alexander O'Brien: Printing a new approach to fusion powerplant materials
When Alexander O’Brien sent in his application for graduate school at MIT NSE, he had a germ of a research idea already brewing. So when he received a phone call from Prof. Mingda Li, he shared it: The student from Arkansas wanted...
NSE teams win three awards at 2023 ICAPP
Presentations are Emile Germonpré, Emile Gateau, and Faris Fakhry from the NSE Microreactor Group won three Best Paper Awards at the 2023 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plantsheld in South Korea in April.