New faculty strengthen, broaden MIT’s energy expertise | MIT News

MIT's newest faculty bring a wide array of energy interests and developments to the Institute.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Feb. 7, 2017 ~18 min

Brandon Sorbom: Designing a fusion future | MIT News

PhD candidate explores a faster, high-magnetic-field pathway to fusion energy.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Jan. 23, 2017 ~7 min


Otto Harling, professor emeritus of nuclear engineering, dies at 85 | MIT News

Longtime Nuclear Research Lab director made advances in nuclear and condensed-matter physics, nuclear materials, reactor technology, and nuclear medicine.

School of Engineering • mit
Jan. 12, 2017 ~6 min

Inspired by radiation | MIT News

Nuclear scientist Michael Short aims to understand the full range of defects produced when materials are exposed to radiation.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
Jan. 6, 2017 ~4 min

Featured video: Touring MIT's nuclear facilities | MIT News

Two graduate students provide an inside look at MIT's network of nuclear facilities and labs that mimic the footprint of a national lab.

MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 3, 2017 ~2 min

Measuring radiation damage on the fly | MIT News

Technique could continuously assess aging of materials in a high-radiation environment, in real-time.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 13, 2016 ~9 min

Caroline Colbert: Paving a path to medicine | MIT News

Nuclear science and engineering senior Caroline Colbert has found herself on an unexpected career path in the medical field.

Elizabeth Dougherty | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Dec. 12, 2016 ~5 min

Nuclear engineering student advocates for change on campus and Capitol Hill | MIT News

Senior Rasheed Auguste is fueled by passions for science, policy, and creating a more inclusive MIT.

Kate Telma | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2016 ~8 min


The science of friction on graphene | MIT News

Sliding on flexible graphene surfaces has been uncharted territory until now.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 23, 2016 ~8 min

Fusing theory and practice | MIT News

Grad student Libby Tolman melds the elegance of theoretical physics with practical applications of nuclear science.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Nov. 14, 2016 ~5 min

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