Category: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

• Kate McAlpine

  April 3, 2017

  Renovated nuclear reactor building opens as world-class labs

  Inside the new Nuclear Engineering Labs, researchers in the nation’s top-ranked nuclear engineering program will focus on advancing nuclear security, nonproliferation, safety and energy.

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• Kate McAlpine

  October 27, 2015

  $3M upgrade complete at leading lab for emulating radiation damage

  With new equipment that makes it the best in the world for quickly recreating the radiation damage sustained by materials inside nuclear reactors, the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL) marked its grand re-opening yesterday.

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• Amy Whitesall

  June 16, 2015

  Zhong He

  When Michigan Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences professor Zhong He and his company, H3D, started selling the Polaris-H radiation detector in 2013, many hailed it as a game-changer for nuclear safety.

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• Amy Whitesall

  April 22, 2015

  Gary Was

  Gary Was, the Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor of Sustainable Energy, Environmental and Earth Systems Engineering, believes there’s a faster, less expensive route to developing better reactor materials.

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• Amy Whitesall

  April 22, 2015

  Sara Pozzi

  Sara Pozzi learned about the Manhattan Project in middle school and it sparked a lifelong fascination that has shaped her career.

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