UC Berkeley nuclear engineering professor Raluca Scarlat in her Etcheverry Hall lab in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, March 4, 2022. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Raluca Scarlat Promoted to Associate Professor

November 7, 2023

The UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department is pleased to announce that Raluca Scarlat has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Raluca joined the department in January 2019, and since then has made extensive contributions to the department and great accomplishments in research. She has built up the SALT lab with world class capabilities in the area of molten fluoride chemistry and has established herself has an international renowned expert in this field. Raluca has taken over the instruction of the course Engineering Thermodynamics- ENGIN 40 and has made substantial efforts to modernize the class. In addition, Raluca has put a lot of effort in supporting our students at all stages, working with ANS, as an example, to establish a peer mentoring program.

We look forward to see her continuing to thrive. Congratulations Raluca!