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Why this UW undergrad chose nuclear engineering to help fight cancer

Motivated by her mother’s battle with breast cancer, sophomore Freya Stratte is studying nuclear engineering to help improve radiation treatments and develop better diagnostic tools.

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Graduate student Connor Moreno and his advisor, Professor and Department Chair Paul Wilson, discuss his latest research in modeling stellarators
February 10, 2026

Grad student develops software used by fusion startups to automate stellarator design

Connor Moreno, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has developed software tools that are helping leading fusion companies design the first commercially viable fusion power plants.

Nuclear war effects modeling from Sebastien Philippe's research group
February 4, 2026

Sébastien Philippe receives over $550,000 to advance nuclear war effects modeling

UW–Madison has received over $550,000 to support the development of open, science-based tools for understanding the consequences of nuclear weapons use.

Teresa Salazar, undergraduate in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
February 2, 2026

Undergraduate Q&A: Teresa Salazar

Teresa Salazar, a junior from Los Lunas, New Mexico double majoring in nuclear engineering and physics, shares her experiences in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) at UW–Madison. 

NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop participants gather in the reactor hall at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology
January 27, 2026

‘Rising Star’ prepares to advance nuclear through advocacy-driven leadership

Jessica Wysocki, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP), is leveraging her graduate school experiences to strengthen her leadership skills as she prepares to help drive the nuclear field forward.

December 17, 2025

Why this UW undergrad chose nuclear engineering to help fight cancer

Motivated by her mother’s battle with breast cancer, sophomore Freya Stratte is studying nuclear engineering to help improve radiation treatments and develop better diagnostic tools.

December 3, 2025

Unique university experiment empowers the future of fusion

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Helically Symmetric eXperiment is advancing the fusion industry by investigating knowledge gaps and training the future fusion workforce.

Cole Evered, a PhD student in the MaDCoR research group, works on the new in situ molten salt corrosion/irradiation cell that he designed, tested, and validated for the left beamline.
November 26, 2025

NEEP Fall 2025 Newsletter

From nuclear weapons policy to small modular reactors, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics is leading the way in diverse, cutting-edge nuclear and fusion research. Read our fall newsletter to learn more.

Adelle Wright
November 14, 2025

Wright awarded Pivot Fellowship to advance fusion technology

Adelle Wright, Assistant Professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics, was awarded a Pivot Fellowship from the Simons Foundation.

UW Crest with engineering background
November 12, 2025

Alum Katie Mummah selected for Nuclear News’ 40 Under 40 list

Katie Mummah, alumnus of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named to the ANS Nuclear News 40 Under 40 list for…

Kevin Nordt
November 3, 2025

Kevin Nordt: 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

MSNEEP ’92 (BS mathematical physics ’87, St. John’s University)Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Dairyland Power Cooperative; Chairman ofthe Board, Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprises A nuclear engineer…