Posts by Delilah Catron
Eric Norman Selected as Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer
UCBNE Professor Eric Norman has been selected as a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer with two-year tenure beginning July 2026. As part of the Distinguished Lectureship Program, lecturers have the opportunity to share their expertise with Sigma Xi chapters across the country, furthering Sigma Xi’s mission to promote excellence and integrity in scientific research. Congratulations Professor…
Read MoreUCBNE at Fung Institute End of Year Showcase 2025
UCBNE Master of Engineering students showcased their capstone team projects at the Fung Institute End of Year Showcase 2025. This event brought together UC Berkeley students, faculty, alumni, industry partners, and members of the broader innovation community to explore cutting-edge work in engineering and technology. Projects included: “Optimizing a High-Power Target Design for Actinium-225 Production”…
Read MoreNE130/230 Students Explore Historic Plutonium Sample
Last week, students in the spring 2025 NE130/230 Analytical Methods for Nonproliferation course had a special opportunity to see and hold the first macroscopic sample of plutonium isolated by Glenn Seaborg during the Manhattan Project. This course explores a variety of topics in nuclear security and nonproliferation including nuclear source search, localization, and imaging; indicators…
Read MoreOscar Matousek Awarded Best Oral Presenter at UCSF Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium
Congratulations to UCBNE graduate student Oscar Matousek on being awarded Best Oral Presenter at the first annual Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium hosted by UCSF!
Read MoreUCBNE Undergraduate Alessandro Ingegno Awarded Best Paper at ANS Student Conference 2025
UCBNE undergraduate and NSSC Fellow Alessandro Ingegno has been awarded “Best Paper” in both the topical and overall categories for his research on “Simulated Pulsed Neutron Experiments of the Inherently Safe Subcritical Assembly” at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference 2025 held earlier this month in Albuquerque, NM. Congratulations Alessandro!
Read MoreUCBNE Alum Tomi Akindele Receives Presidential Early-Career Award
Last month, UCBNE PhD alum Tomi Akindele was one of nearly 400 scientists and engineers to receive President Biden’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This award aims to recognize early career scientists and engineers who “show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century”. Akindele…
Read MoreAdvanced Fuels Campaign Holds 2024 Annual Review Meeting at UC Berkeley
The Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) held its FY24 Annual Review Meeting at UC Berkeley December 2nd – 6th where over 170 participants from DOE-HQ, national laboratories, industry, and universities were in attendance. AFC presented reports, and tours of UC Berkeley laboratories and Kairos Power were given. Highlights include:
Read MoreChai Peddeti Featured in NEUP Newsletter
PhD student Chai Peddeti has been featured in the December 2024 edition of NEUPdate, the Nuclear Energy University Program’s monthly newsletter in a write-up titled “From “Don’t Know” to Doctorate”, highlighting his current and future research. Read the full story from NEUP here.
Read MoreFaculty Search: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor–Radiation Detection and Instrumentation–Nuclear Engineering
Apply now to Assistant/Associate/Full Professor–Radiation Detection and instrumentation–Nuclear Engineering. Position overview Position title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Salary range: The current salary range for this position is Assistant Professor $103,700 – $151,600 (9-month academic year salary); Associate Professor/Professor $124,800 – $246,900 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would…
Read MoreBethany Goldblum elected to IEEE Radiation Instrumentation Steering Committee
UCBNE Professor Bethany Goldblum was elected to the Radiation Instrumentation Steering Committee (RISC) of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS). The RISC oversees and manages activities related to radiation instrumentation technology within the IEEE NPSS, including issues related to education, research and development. She will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2025…
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