Nuclear Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Department of Nuclear Engineering.
A nuclear engineering student’s pro-nuclear energy sign at College GameDay goes viral.
Nuclear engineering professor strengthens collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory
Oct. 9, 2024 • 3 min. readDr. Jean Ragusa’s joint appointment with Idaho National Laboratory enhances collaborative opportunities for researching nuclear engineering with computer simulations.
Texas A&M University part of groundbreaking molten salt reactor project
Sep. 20, 2024 • 2 min. readDevelopment of molten salt reactor poised to solve challenges related to energy, clean water, and medical isotopes.
Nuclear engineering Ph.D. student Nahom Habtemariam is developing computational tools to understand what happens in the chamber of inertial fusion energy systems.
Aggie students impress with nuclear security and nonproliferation research
Sep. 2, 2024 • 4 min. readThree nuclear engineering students brought home first-place awards for research presentations at the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management conference.
New director wants to make a difference in nuclear engineering
Aug. 28, 2024 • 4 min. readAs new director of the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives, Man-Sung Yim brings expertise from a variety of fields and a passion for safe management of nuclear power.
Texas A&M doctoral student and the Rhisotope Project team up to use radioisotopes to protect endangered rhinos from poachers.
Dr. Yang Liu, a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, received a Distinguished Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for a proposal to investigate the use of machine learning in designing and understanding new nuclear reactors.
Texas A&M hosts nationwide showcase of students’ nuclear security research
June 29, 2024 • 6 min. readA National Nuclear Security Administration meeting brought over 150 students to Texas A&M to present their nuclear nonproliferation research on June 4-7.
Ken Washington ’82 named 2024 Black Engineer of The Year for innovative work at the 38th Be Everything You Are (BEYA) STEM Conference in Baltimore.









