MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering (NSE)

SPOTLIGHT ON NSE EDUCATION

NSE Fusion Program Moves Beyond Plasma,Towards Practical Power-Plant Issues

Nuclear fusion is a seemingly ideal energy source: carbon-free, fuel derived largely from seawater, no risk of runaway reactors, and minimal waste issues. ... more

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN NSE

Sara Ferry:
A new generation works to fulfill the promise of nuclear energy

Ph.D. student Sara Ferry is part of a new cadre of technologists who are working to fulfill the promise of nuclear energy in a world very different from that of their predecessors. ... more

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN NSE

Clarice Aiello:
Finding quantum gold in diamond’s defect

The kind of diamond Clarice Aiello values does not come in a dazzling pear or square cut, swaddled in black velvet on a counter at Tiffany’s. ... more

SPOTLIGHT ON NSE EDUCATION

New NSE faculty drive curriculum expansion into computational science and engineering

Since the earliest days of science, the interplay of theory and experimentation has been the primary method of creating new knowledge. Today, the affordability of massive computing power has added a third tool to the researcher’s workbench more...