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ARCH, a conceptual design for an onboard fusion device capable of generating ammonia fuel for ship engines “There is no lone genius who solves all the problems.” Dennis Whyte, Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), is reflecting on a...

Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training. The program promotes the visibility of women in the MIT academic community, increases gender diversity in innovation and entrepreneurship, and makes it easier to find talented and diverse speakers for various events.

This year’s virtual event was held on Friday, March 19, 2021. The two best poster winners are: Judges’ Selection: Isabel Naranjo De Candido — Flexible Siting Criteria and Staff Minimization for Micro-Reactors: Staff minimization strategy. Advisor: Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno Attendees’ Selection: Guoqing Wang...

Mr William D. Magwood IVDirector-General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) An Atomic Future: How We Got Here and the Major Challenges Ahead Thursday, March 4, 2021. 1:00PM to 2:30PM ESTZoom Webinar — Register to attendModerated by Professor Jacopo Buongiono, NSE Abstract The Nuclear Energy...

“I had always expected I’d stay at MIT for the four years, get my undergraduate degree at the end and probably return to the UK.” Richard Ibekwe recalls his early assumptions about his academic path at MIT. Now he is a nuclear...

Associate Professor Michael Short's innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed.

One of India’s largest commercial and research nuclear reactor facilities lies just south of Arunkumar Seshadri’s hometown of Chennai, India. It was there, during a high school field trip, that the seeds of his interest in nuclear power were planted. “We learned...

Koroush Shirvan, Ben Forget and other MIT researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors.

Lucio Milanese anlong with three others from MIT will pursue master’s degrees in global affairs and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

22.63 ARC-H fusion design for producing carbon-free fuel December 10, 2020 1:00 PM EDT ARC-H : conceptual design of a high-field fusion device for producing hydrogen and ammonia fuel for maritime shipping 22.033 Nuclear Systems Design Project December 9, 2020 11:00 AM...