Department of Nuclear Engineering

With more than five decades of nuclear industry experience, Harold Conner Jr. was selected as the 2026 inductee into the department's Hall of Fame. The post Conner Inducted into NE Hall of Fame first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

PhD student Emma Houston is graduating and moving to Washington D.C. to work in the Office of International Nuclear Safeguards. The post Houston Ready to Help Safeguard the World in Nuclear Workforce first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Assistant Professor Sandra Bogetic uses the skills she gained as a parent of two young daughters to help mentor her nuclear engineering students at UT. The post Mother and Mentor: Bogetic Embraces Both Roles first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Kondapa Naidu Bobba will receive the 2026 Young Investigator Award to advance important prostate cancer research among early-career physicians and scientists. The post Bobba Receives Young Investigator Award for Prostate Cancer Research first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

The Nuclear Engineering Technology Accelerator Program gives paid, real-world nuclear research opportunities at Y-12 to UT NE students. The post Y-12 NE TAP Proves Value with Job Placements first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

For the second straight year, NE was No. 2 among public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The post NE Holds Strong at No. 2 in USNWR Grad Rankings first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Alan and Teresa Icenhour have established a scholarship endowment through the Tickle College of Engineering to help students pursue a nuclear engineering education. The post Icenhour Endowment is a Nuclear Educational Legacy first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

TCE faculty members are leading 3 projects funded through the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy to help the nation stay on the competitive edge of nuclear research. The post TCE-Led Nuclear Energy Projects Receive DOE Funding first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Master's and PhD student Lauren Bailey was surprised with the Beacon Award, the highest master’s student honor conferred at the University of Tennessee where the recipient must demonstrate high academic achievement and embody the Volunteer Spirit. The post Bailey Honored with Beacon Award first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Daniel Suarez and Mackenzie Warwick joined us as full-time teaching professors. They are the first instructional faculty members the department has ever hired. The post Suarez, Warwick Bring Teaching Expertise to Nuclear Department first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

Graduate student Lauren Bailey and senior Sicilia Christadore attended the East Tennessee Economic Council’s Nuclear & Innovative Energy Day on the Hill. The post Bailey, Christadore Represent UT Nuclear at Day on the Hill first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

UT is part of a consortium that was awarded a $25M grant by the U.S. DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration for R&D in nuclear science, engineering, and security. The post UT Part of $25M DOE Grant Awarded to Consortium first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

UT and UCOR have strengthened their partnership to collaborate on projects, enhance educational curriculum, and develop a pipeline of highly skilled workers for nuclear and environmental cleanup work through an MOU renewal. The post UT and UCOR Extend Partnership Through MOU Renewal first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .

UT, ORNL, and Type One Energy are establishing a world-class facility to advance fusion energy, evaluating how materials react under extreme conditions. The post UT to Partner with ORNL, Type One Energy on World-Class Facility to Validate Next-Gen Fusion first appeared on Department of Nuclear Engineering .