Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Blog

Stephanie Diem has been promoted to Associate Professor, recognizing her dedication to teaching and service and her outstanding research achievements in experimental plasma physics, magnetically confined plasmas, and microwave heating and current drive.

Ben Lindley has been promoted to Associate Professor, recognizing his dedication to teaching and service and his outstanding research achievements in the areas of nuclear reactor physics, advanced reactor design, and integrated energy systems.

The College of Engineering is celebrating faculty and teaching faculty members who have received promotions, tenure and academic appointments in the 2025-26 academic year. These achievements mark important career milestones…

To understand the global, cascading consequences of nuclear war, researchers and security experts gathered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from June 2-6, 2026 for the Workshop on Nuclear War Effects: Scenarios and Modeling.

Two graduate students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison help lead the Fusion Student Delegation, a cohort of student advocates that engage in public policy to shape the university programs and workforce initiatives that will help bring fusion energy to fruition.

NEEP students Zachary Petersen, Katarina Dries, Cole Dunbar, and Nuvin Bazid have been awarded 2026-2027 American Nuclear Society Scholarships.

PhD student Anthony Carlos Garcia has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program to conduct fusion safety analysis research in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory.

The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs…

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a unique program in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics is preparing students to launch successful careers in engineering research.

Learn where our senior nuclear engineering students are headed after graduation and what they value most about their time at UW!