Chemical & Nuclear Engineering

Daniel Casey was first intrigued by the concept of fusion in high school, getting a chance to see the Sandia National Laboratories Z machine in action. “It blew my mind and got into my head,” he said. “I was really interested in the fusion story." Even...

A team from The University of New Mexico, Purdue University, Argonne National Laboratory and Curtiss-Wright Corp. has received the 2022 Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering University Program award. For the three-year project, the collaborative team...

The student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) at The University of New Mexico has been awarded the 2022 Samuel Glasstone Award, which is given annually to outstanding student chapters. The UNM chapter tied with Missouri University of Science...

Researchers all over the world are pursuing methods to develop clean, green, and renewable energy resources to reduce human impact on the planet. This includes research dedicated to building new, technologically advanced, nuclear reactors to support the...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored 16 of its graduates as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2020 and 2021 awardees were honored at a ceremony Dec. 2 at Hotel Albuquerque. Honorees are from each of the School’s six...

Mohamed El-Genk, a Distinguished and Regents’ Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at The University of New Mexico, has received the 2021 American Nuclear Society Reactor Technology Award. This national award recognizes individuals who...

Christopher Perfetti, assistant professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project to explore the physics behind UNM’s nuclear reactor. The project,...

The University of New Mexico Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) LOBOmotorsports team took top 10 honors — including a first-place finish — in the finals of the virtual FSAE Knowledge Event held earlier this month. UNM’s electric vehicle (EV)...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Department of Nuclear Engineering have been selected to be part of a multi-institutional, five-year, $25 million grant awarded by the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration...

Did you know there is a nuclear reactor on The University of New Mexico's main campus? It's small, it's fascinating and it's part of the UNM School of Engineering's Department of Nuclear Engineering.  “Engineering in Action: How Our Innovation is...