Carl Willis presents for Engineering in Action
lecturer and UNM reactor operator presented "Five Watts and Made of Plastic: The Unique Capabilities of the Smallest Nuclear Reactor in the Country"

Medical physics program accepting applications
ideal for students interested in combining principles of physics in the field of medicine

Nuclear engineering ranked no. 16
U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best Graduate Schools for engineering

UNM nuclear engineers part of national consortium to strengthen nuclear security
Team seeks to improve capabilities to monitor the global nuclear fuel cycle, with the overall charge of boosting nuclear safety

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Perfetti receives Department of Energy funding to explore physics of UNM’s nuclear reactor
August 3, 2021
Christopher Perfetti, assistant professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project to explore the physics behind UNM’s nuclear reactor. Read More...

UNM’s nuclear engineering student chapter earns third-place national award
July 21, 2021
The University of New Mexico’s student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) received a third-place 2021 Samuel Glasstone Award, given annually to the most outstanding ANS student sections in the country. Read More...

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Busch receives American Nuclear Society education award
May 25, 2021
Robert Busch, principal lecturer emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at The University of New Mexico, received the Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education from the American Nuclear Society. Read More...

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