Faculty member earns NRC funding
A $450,000 faculty development grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will fund the research program of Lane Carasik, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
VCU engineering pioneer appointed director general of the World Nuclear Association
Sama Bilbao y León, Ph.D., longtime professor in VCU’s Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been appointed director general of the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Headquartered in London, England, the WNA is the largest international organization that supports the global nuclear industry.
Gary Tepper, Ph.D., elected IAAM Fellow
Gary C. Tepper, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM).
Gennady Miloshevsky, Ph.D., co-authors chapter in new textbook edition
University students across the U.S. now have an opportunity to learn from Gennady Miloshevsky, Ph.D., associate professor in VCU’s Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
VCU Engineering assistant professor named 2020 Engineer of the Year by the Richmond Joint Engineers Council
Ravi Hadimani, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, was named Engineer of the Year by the Richmond Joint Engineers Council (RJEC).
Supathorn Phongikaroon, Ph.D., to direct VCU’s nuclear engineering education program
The VCU College of Engineering has named Supathorn Phongikaroon, Ph.D., director of nuclear engineering. A nationally recognized expert on nuclear waste minimization, Phongikaroon is an associate professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
School of Engineering and Newport News Shipbuilding launch distance master’s program
A cohort of 55 NNS students will enroll remotely in VCU’s hybrid mechanical and nuclear engineering program
VCU Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering opens Innovation Laboratory
At the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering, students are designing the future – and printing it in 3D in the new Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Innovation Laboratory. VCU’s Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering worked with 3D printing industry leader MakerBot to establish the Commonwealth’s first Innovation Laboratory featuring a MakerBot Innovation Center. The […]