Mechanical and nuclear engineering professor receives $5 million Department of Energy grant
DOE’s RENEW initiative supports 40 minority-serving institutions to build a diverse STEM workforce.
U.S. Department of Energy awards VCU College of Engineering $1.5 million toward a research, education and training Center of Excellence
Engineering foundation professor and director of nuclear engineering programs, Supathorn Phongikaroon, Ph.D., will bring together nuclear engineering faculty at VCU, VCU’s School of Business, VUU and VSU faculty members in Department of Energy-funded research project.
VCU mechanical engineering undergrad follows an unexpected blueprint for summer
Alyssa Cadua contributes to a nuclear plant’s digitization project, with VCU’s Internship Funding Program helping her seize the opportunity.
VCU Nuclear Engineering program wins four awards at the American Nuclear Society conference
Twenty-seven students attended to present their work with four winning awards, three for best presentations and one for best paper.
Class of 2023: Sierra Tutwiler puts her energy into energy
First-generation college grad, a double major in physics and mechanical engineering, directs her passion for science and research into power.
Lane Carasik, Ph.D., receives Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society
Lane Carasik, Ph.D., mechanical and nuclear engineering assistant professor, recently received the Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS). He was co-awarded the honor with Kalin Kiesling, Ph.D., from Argonne National Laboratory, and Lisa Marshall, from NC State University.
U.S. News and World Report ranks VCU Engineering online graduate program among best in nation
VCU Engineering’s online masters in mechanical and nuclear engineering has been ranked in the nation’s top 50% by U.S. News and World Report.
Researchers use computer models and simulations to predict satellite resilience
Computational physics provides foundation for little-understood physical state generated by nuclear detonation in space.
Researcher to build fuel database to improve nuclear reactor sustainability
Braden Goddard, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to create a database for use in nuclear material control of pebble bed reactors (PBR).
Undergraduates apply knowledge to real-world questions during VCU Engineering summer research program
This summer, several students took part in VCU Engineering’s National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) curriculum.
