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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.
Building Better Bridges from the Inside
Allium, cofounded by NSE alums Sam McAlpine and Stephen Jepeal tackles the issue of rust buildup by coating inexpensive rebar with stainless steel in a way that fully integrates the two.
The energy of the future: Erick Liang
As part of his MITEI Energy UROP, Erick manufactured key components for fusion reactors using metal 3D printing, allowing for the use of more specialized alloys to withstand the extreme environments required for producing fusion energy.
Accelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation
Nominal co-founded by NSE alum Cameron McCord has built a platform for building and testing complex systems like fighter jets, nuclear reactors, rockets, and robots.
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.
Startup enables 100-year bridges with corrosion-resistant steel
Allium Engineering, founded by Sam McAlpine PhD ’22 and Steven Jepeal PhD ’21), developed a process for improving steel rebar to triple the lifetime of bridges and other infrastructure
2025 NSE Research Expo
The MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering hosted its annual Research Expo on April 11, 2025. The event featured poster presentations by 21 students and oral presentations by three graduate students.
Sara Hauptman recognized for outstanding research presentation
NSE graduate student Sara Hauptman, won the Best Student Presentation Award at the European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) for her poster, entitled “Exploring MITR-III Alternative Reactivity Control Systems to Eliminate Axial Flux Skewing”.
The race to fusion
Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, shares how MIT’s fusion program has started the move from the lab to market, and explains how unlocking commercial fusion could be a gamechanger for our energy system.
MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail
A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more. The consortium brings together MIT collaborators from across campus, including the Center for Ocean Engineering, which is housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; IDSS, which is housed in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; the departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering; MIT Sea Grant; and others, with a national and an international community of industry experts.