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Toward a more secure world
Well before arriving on campus, Peninah (Nina) Levine knew what she wanted from her undergraduate education: “I came to MIT to be in an environment that would push me beyond my comfortable limits,” says Levine, a senior majoring in nuclear science and...
NSE’s Ju Li elected as 2020 AAAS Fellow
Samuel McAlpine wins First Place prize in Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards
NSE graduate student Samuel McAlpine was awarded a First Place prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Technology R&D. McAlpine’s award is in the Open Competition in the category of...
Engineers design a heated face mask to filter and inactivate coronaviruses
The reusable mask would include a heated copper mesh that’s powered by a battery and surrounded by insulating neoprene.
Thanh Nguyen: Tantalized by the neutrons
Thanh Nguyen is in the habit of breaking down barriers. Take languages, for instance: Nguyen, a third-year doctoral candidate in nuclear science and engineering (NSE), wanted “to connect with other people and cultures” for his work and social life, he says, so...
Undergraduates ramp up research during pandemic diaspora
Far from MIT, NSE students Charlotte Wickert, Mriganka Mandal, and Natalie Montoya, take ownership of projects and explore new terrain When the pandemic drove MIT students from Cambridge in March, few suspected this disruption would prove beneficial. Yet for some undergraduate researchers...
Juggling fusion magnets and LED batons
Rising MIT sophomore, Lauryn Kortman, finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field.
Anne White appointed SoE Distinguished Professor of Engineering
In the following letter to NSE faculty Dean of MIT School of Engineering, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, announced the appointment of Anne White as the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Anne White has...
At home with fusion research
Hundreds of miles from campus, Sreya Vangara recalibrates her approach to laboratory research and other MIT commitments.
No pause for pandemic
In mid-March, when the Covid-19 pandemic darkened MIT classrooms and labs, lights switched on for undergraduate research taking place remotely. Zooming in from times zones often distant from Cambridge, many students were able to take continue undergraduate research opportunities (UROPs) made possible...