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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”.
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants
When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop—”zookeeper” featured prominently for...
New computational chemistry techniques accelerate the prediction of molecules and materials
A multi-task machine learning approach is developed to predict the electronic properties of molecules, as demonstrated in the computational workflow illustrated here. Back in the old days, the really old days, the task of designing materials was laborious. Investigators, over the course...
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Uncovering the physics of boiling could enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more.
Researching high-fidelity methods to make small modular reactors more cost-effective
When Youyeon Choi was in high school, she discovered she really liked “thinking in geometry.” The shapes, the dimensions…she was into all of it. Today, geometry plays a prominent role in her doctoral work under the guidance of Professor Koroush Shirvan, as...
Three from NSE named to Nuclear News 40 under 40 list for 2024
To recognize that up-and-coming generation, Nuclear News launched this year its 40 Under 40 as a celebration of the talented young professionals who are making great strides in every sector of the industry. Professor Koroush Shirvan, and NSE alums Aditi Verma PhD ’18 and Paul Romano PhD ’13 this...
Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics
Prof Ju Li along with a research team at MIT has developed a new kind of nanoscale transistor using ultrathin semiconductor materials which operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices
3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia
Prof Mike Short launched Anthro-Engineering with Prof Manduhai Buyandelger in 2021. The program provides students the opportunity for deep engagement, relationship building, and personal understanding needed to find real solutions for real people.
Aligning economic and regulatory frameworks for today’s nuclear reactor technology
Liam Hines might have moved to Sarasota, Florida only as a highschooler but he’s a Floridian through and through. He jokes that he’s even got a floral shirt, what he calls a “Florida Formal,” for every occasion. Which is why it broke...