nuclear engineering

Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College, recognized 2017 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Hassan and Icenhour at a banquet on Nov. 1.

Nov 9, 2017

College names Distinguished Engineering Alumni for 2017

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University named the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award winners for 2017. The recipients are Basil Hassan, senior manager of the Thermal, Fluid, and Aero Sciences Group for Sandia National Laboratories and Alan S. Icenhour, associate laboratory director for the Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Jul 5, 2017

New technique ‘sees’ radioactive material even after it’s gone

A new technique allows researchers to characterize nuclear material that was in a location even after the nuclear material has been removed.

Jun 21, 2017

Saving America’s nuclear industry

NC State is helping the nuclear energy industry remain a significant part of America’s long-term energy portfolio.

Apr 13, 2017

Data Detectives

Early detection is the goal of the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities, a partnership funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration and led by NC State. CNEC’s partners comprise seven universities and four national laboratories, all collaborating to stop the illegal proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Apr 12, 2017

Gilligan to receive 2017 ANS Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education

Dr. John Gilligan, executive associate dean of engineering, research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Distinguished University Professor of Nuclear Engineering at NC State, has been awarded the 2017 Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education by the Education, Training and Workforce Development Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). He will receive the award in a ceremony on June 12 at the ANS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Mar 27, 2017

NC State Internet Reactor Lab inspires global effort

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently established an international Internet Reactor Lab program based on a similar, successful program in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University.

Mar 8, 2017

Narayan, Turinsky elected to National Academy of Engineering

Drs. Jay Narayan and Paul Turinsky will be formally inducted during a ceremony at the NAE’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 8. Their election will bring the number of NAE members in the College to 17.

Department of Energy funding will include an upgrade to the PULSTAR reactor operated by the Department of Nuclear Engineering in Burlington Nuclear Engineering Lab.

Jul 18, 2016

College leads in funding for nuclear energy research

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will receive more than $7.1 million from the Department of Energy to further research on nuclear energy.

Dr. Ayman Hawari, left, director of NC State's Nuclear Reactor Program, provides Dr. Tran Chi Thanh, president of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, with a tour of the PULSTAR reactor on NC State's campus.

Jun 7, 2016

NC State engineers will help further civilian nuclear energy in Vietnam

Training from faculty members at North Carolina State University is part of an agreement on civil nuclear clean energy cooperation signed by leaders in the United States and Vietnam.