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Side-by-side images of UC Berkeley’s molten FLiNaK salt testbed in the HEAT Lab and two researchers in safety glasses and blue lab coats standing beside the equipment, one holding a sign marking its operation above 600°C.

UC Berkeley’s New Molten Fluoride Salt Testbed Takes on Fission and Fusion Energy Challenges

October 1, 2026
Jacob Sebastian stands beside and presents a scientific research poster.

Jacob Sebastian Receives Hoffman Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

September 30, 2026
CJ_Presentation: CJ at a podium with Kulal Lumpur Convention Center with a microphone

CJ Cruz Named 2026 Thomas H. Pigford Fellow

September 30, 2026
Shane Guess headshot

In Memory of Shane Matthew Guess

September 22, 2026
Faith Lawrence pictured holding her Judge's Choice Award plaque. cc: Clementine Causse

UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Student Earns First Place for Fusion Research at LLNL

September 9, 2026
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Berkeley PhD Student Agustina Jolly Advocates for Nuclear Power in International News

August 25, 2026
photo of a detailed 3D images of rock formations

Berkeley team selected to lead a project in ARPA-E’s ROCKS Program

July 8, 2026
Student category award, Jisu Park

Current and Former PhD Students Capture First-Place Awards at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Northern California Young Investigators’ Symposium

June 8, 2026
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Berkeley Nuclear Engineers Contribute Technical Expertise to AB 2647 Hearings

May 7, 2026
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Rebecca Abergel Elected to National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

April 29, 2026
From left to right: Inwook Kim, Chang Lee, Geon-Bo Kim (corresponding author), Ryan Wood (first author) and Nathan Hines. (Courtesy photo) Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window

LLNL Highlights Breakthrough in Nuclear Forensics Using Microcalorimetry

April 29, 2026
professional headshots featuring four researchers—Julia Gottlieb, Magnus Gu, Alessandro Ingegno, and Omar Peña

NSF Fellowship Feature

April 24, 2026