Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Blog

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!

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) was awarded a Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Super RTE in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop and qualify the performance of advanced nuclear fuels.

Adrien Couet, Kumar Sridharan, and Charles Hirst, professors in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, are helping advance nuclear materials research and workforce training through a multi-institution consortium led by Penn State University.

Professor Emeritus Wendy Crone has been selected by the Society of Experimental Mechanics to receive the 2026 Murray Medal and to deliver the 2026 Murray Lecture. 

Paul Wilson, Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics was elected to the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Board of Directors for the 2026-2029 term.