Archive for March 2024
UC Berkeley Awarded DOE Grant for Radioactive Waste Management
In partnership with Florida International University, UC Berkeley has been awarded a grant totaling $3,599,445 to provide for a center of excellence for research and training in radioactive waste management.…
Read MoreEos Neutrino Detector Tests Begin
Photo Credit to Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab. Photomultiplier tubes, used to detect faint sources of light, mounted inside the steel tank of the Eos detector. Tests have now begun on Eos,…
Read MoreeVinci Technology and the Potential of Microreactors
SPEAKER: Zach McDaniel Director, Partnerships and Grants DATE/TIME: MON, 03/18/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3106 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Westinghouse is developing the eVinci™ microreactor to revolutionize how cost-competitive, carbon-free…
Read MoreRebecca Abergel Awarded 2024 Bakar Prize
Professor Rebecca Abergel has been named one of five UC Berkeley faculty members awarded the 2024 Bakar Prize. The Bakar Prize is designed to give a boost to campus innovators…
Read MoreChasing the Light: What More We Can Learn from the X-ray and Tissue Interactions
SPEAKER: Dr. Ke Sheng Professor and Vice Chair of Medical Physics Department of Radiation Oncology DATE/TIME: MON, 03/11/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3106 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Traditional medical physics…
Read MoreUCBNE at TMS 2024 Conference
The UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering team had a strong showing at the annual Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) conference. Chris Reis, Ryan Hayes, Malachi Nelson, Darrin Parkinson, Kavin Ram,…
Read MoreAdvanced Reactors Overview at the Idaho National Laboratory
SPEAKER: Youssef A. Ballout Division Director, Reactor Systems Design & Analysis DATE/TIME: MON, 03/04/2024 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3106 ETCHEVERRY HALL Abstract: Dr. Youssef Ballout will discuss the historical…
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