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  • Researchers lead federal efforts to improve COVID-19 testing
    Researchers lead federal efforts to improve COVID-19 testing April 22, 2020 The Department of Nuclear Engineering is pleased to announce that one of our very own faculty has been leading the efforts during this global pandemic in the fight against COVID-19. Rebecca Abergel, a faculty scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division and faculty for the […]
  • David T. Attwood Award for ASTES (AS&T Excellence in Service)
    David T. Attwood Award for ASTES (AS&T Excellence in Service) May 8, 2020 Our very own, Marissa Ramirez de Chanlatte, was selected as the recipient for the David T. Attwood Award for ASTES (AS&T Excellence in Service). Congratulations Marissa! The department celebrates your accomplishments!
  • Bethany Goldblum to receive 2020 James Corones Award
    Bethany Goldblum to Receive 2020 Corones Award April 29, 2020 The Krell Institute has named Bethany Goldblum the recipient of the James Corones Award in Leadership, Community Building, and Communication for 2020. The late James Corones founded Krell, a nonprofit that oversees several DOE graduate fellowship programs, in particular, the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration […]
  • Daniel Kammen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Daniel Kammen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 23, 2020 Nine UC Berkeley faculty members from a wide range of disciplines have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), a 240-year-old organization honoring the country’s most accomplished artists, scholars, scientists and leaders. The nine are among 276 new AAAS […]
  • Nuclear Science for National Security Applications
    SPEAKER: BETHANY GOLDBLUM DATE/TIME: MON, 04/20/2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: via ZOOM Spring 2020 Colloquium Series Abstract: While the probability of nuclear exchange may be low, the consequences are undeniably grave. My research focuses on methods to improve nuclear security and nonproliferation while advancing technically-sound policies. Via a series of vignettes, I discuss the three main […]
  • What sounds scary vs what actually matters: risk perspectives for nuclear waste and contamination (and possibly coronavirus)
    SPEAKER: HARUKO WAINWRIGHT DATE/TIME: MON, 04/13/2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: via ZOOM Spring 2020 Colloquium Series Abstract:Environmental concerns – mainly associated with nuclear waste and nuclear accidents – have been one of the biggest bottlenecks for nuclear energy. At the same time, the society has been struggling to assess these risks relative to other hazardous waste, other pollution and […]
  • climate one Podcast, “What’s the Future for Nuclear Power?”
    climate one Podcast, "What's the Future for Nuclear Power?" April 10th, 2020 Guests Per Peterson, Professor of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley Edwin Lyman, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety Project, Union of Concerned Scientists @NucSafetyUCS  Ken Farabaugh, Former Employee, Vermont Yankee  Jose Reyes, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, NuScale Power @NuScale_Power Jacob Dewitte, CEO, Oklo @jakedewitte @oklo Christine Parthemore, Chief Executive Officer, […]
  • Kairos Power: From University Conception to Mission-Driven Start-Up
    SPEAKER: EDWARD BLANDFORD DATE/TIME: MON, 04/06/2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: via ZOOM Spring 2020 Colloquium Series Abstract: Fluoride-salt cooled, high-temperature reactors (FHRs) combine existing technologies in a novel way, using high-temperature fuels from gas-cooled reactors with a low-pressure molten salt coolant.  In the last decade, U.S. national laboratories and universities have addressed key scientific and technical […]
  • Smart use of ionizing radiation in biomedical imaging
    SPEAKER: YOUNGHO SEO DATE/TIME: MON, 03/30/2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: via ZOOM Spring 2020 Colloquium Series Abstract: Biomedical imaging modalities that rely on x-ray and gamma-ray interactions in biological objects and radiation detectors present potential risk of radiation-related complications. In many cases, imaging using ionizing radiation is essential to detect and monitor human diseases; however there […]
  • Nuclear Engineering to Make a Difference
    SPEAKER: RACHEL SLAYBAUGH DATE/TIME: MON, 03/09/2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2020 Colloquium Series Abstract: We all (I hope) want to use our careers to make a difference. This talk will walk through one example of how that might look and lead into a broader discussion of how one could use a highly […]
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