Chemical & Nuclear Engineering

A Ph.D. student in the University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering was one of just 18 students to attend the Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation (NESD) in Washington, D.C., last month. Ethan Krammer, who anticipates finishing his...

If you think a college student studying nuclear engineering by day and training as a ninja by night sounds like the plot of a television series, you would almost be right. Ixchel Valentino, a second-year nuclear engineering student at The University of...

Christopher Perfetti, an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Reactor Physics Division Early Career Reactor Physicist Award. The award recognizes early career members of the...

Four undergraduates in the UNM Department of Nuclear Engineering received awards at the 2024 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, held April 4-6 at Penn State. Lauren Bailey, Alexandra Martinez and Courtney Mace presented on their capstone...

Ashley Machado, a graduate student in the UNM Department of Nuclear Engineering, has received the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme. The fellowship will pay for Machado’s tuition, living costs and...

Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at The University of New Mexico, is the principal investigator of two large research projects focusing on nuclear reactor fuel cycles and nuclear criticality safety. Christopher...

Eric Lang, an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at UNM, is the beneficiary of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) program to encourage his professional development as a faculty member. The NRC Distinguished...

A faculty member from The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering is the lead on two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs that total more than $1 million. Eric Lang, an assistant professor of...

Two nuclear engineering students from The University of New Mexico are among 32 students from institutions around the country to receive graduate fellowships as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s University Nuclear Leadership Program...

Donna Riley, a recognized leader in engineering education and in bringing diverse views into the field of engineering, began April 1 as the Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at The University of New Mexico. She is the 22nd — and first...