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Members of the WATCHMAN collaboration at the Boulby Underground Laboratory, UK, the proposed site for long-range antineutrino-based reactor discovery and monitoring demonstration experiment (2018)

NERS Professor Igor Jovanovic co-authors paper published in “Reviews of Modern Physics”

The paper assesses the current and projected readiness of various antineutrino-based monitoring technologies.|Medium Read
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Earth Day Q+A with NERS PhD Candidate Kelsy Green

Kelsy talks about her passion for the environment and for zero-carbon energy sources like nuclear.|Short Read

NERS Professor John C. Lee publishes an introductory text for broad areas of nuclear reactor physics

“Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering” offers information on analysis, design, control, and operation of nuclear reactors.|Short Read
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John Foster named Associate Fellow of the AIAA

Professor Foster is recognized for his work on ion thruster life extension.|Short Read
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NERS Professor Sara A. Pozzi named IEEE Fellow

Professor Sara A. Pozzi recognized for contributions to neutron detection techniques and neutron transport Monte Carlo methods.|Short Read
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Best Presentation Award given to NERS Ph.D. Candidate Jinpu Lin

Jinpu won with his poster “Scaling Relativistic Laser‐solid Interaction Using Ultrashort Laser Pulses.”|Short Read

New simulation laboratory and cybersecurity software installed at NERS

The software will be used to study methods of preventing cyberattacks on the instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants. |Medium Read
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Professor Jovanovic named Fellow of the Optical Society

Professor Jovanovic directs the Neutron Science Laboratory, contributes to the Consortium for Verification Technology, and works with the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science.|Short Read
Professors Field, Kochunas and Kuranz

NERS welcomes three new faculty members

The new additions to the department point to a positive future and offer a breadth of educational and research experience.|Short Read
Mackenzie Warwick learns archery at a traditional Japanese samurai school.

NERS Undergrad Mackenzie Warwick named Green Ambassador

Her passion for sustainable energy drew Mackenzie to an education in nuclear engineering. |Short Read
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NERS Chair Todd Allen talks on two podcasts regarding Chernobyl and nuclear energy

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Summer School on Clean Energy in China

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