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Sridharan Named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor by the University of Wisconsin, Madison
NAMRG Director Kumar Sridharan, Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics and Materials Science & Engineering has been named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in recognition for his contributions to research in materials for nuclear …
Sridharan gives invited talk at North American Cold Spray Conference, Serves on EPRI-led Molten Salt Reactors – Materials Degradation Matrix Expert Panel
Prof. Kumar Sridharan gave an invited talk to an international audience of over 150 attendees at the North American Cold Spray Conference held in Boucherville, Canada, on September 9th, 2024, in which he highlighted the …
Collaboration with Indian Institute of Science Leads to the Application of Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Mechanical Behavior of Neutron Irradiated Materials
Collaboration of NAMRG with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), a premier scientific and educational institution in Bangalore, India has led to two scientific publications on the application of Machine Learning (ML) tools to predict mechanical …
Congratulations, Dr. Dabney!!!
Tyler Dabney successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Development of Cold Spray Cr Coatings on Zr-alloy for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cladding”. His thesis focused on coating formation mechanisms in cold spray Cr deposition on Zr-alloy, …
NAMRG receives Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) grant award
NAMRG receives Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) grant award: Associate Scientist Dr. Woo Hyun Jung and Prof. Kumar Sridharan have received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) NEUP proposal award for the project “Understanding the …
Congratulations Cole Dunbar!
Graduate student Cole Dunbar was invited to attend the Nuclear Innovator Cultivation Camp 2024 hosted by the Tokyo Institute of Technology under the auspices of the Nuclear Innovator Cultivation Program (NICP) for 10 days in July/August …
Congratulations to undergraduate research interns Laura Stern, Ella Mueller, and Alfredo Nunez!
Congratulations to undergraduate research interns Laura Stern, Ella Mueller, and Alfredo Nunez on their graduation from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering: Laura will pursue graduate school at Stanford University, Ella Muller has accepted a position …
Congratulations Noah Anderson!
Congratulations to Noah Anderson for successfully defending his Master’s Degree Thesis entitled “Advanced Material Concepts for LWR Control Rods for Improved Accident Tolerance”. Noah has accepted a position at Tempel Steel in Chicago, IL. Thanks to …
Collaboration between Nuclear and Applied Materials Research Group (NAMRG) and Computational Materials Group(CMG) leads to new understanding on irradiation-induced interfacial effects in PVD Cr films on SiC at nanoscale
Collaboration between Nuclear and Applied Materials Research Group (NAMRG) and Computational Materials Group(CMG) leads to new understanding on irradiation-induced interfacial effects in PVD Cr films on SiC at nanoscale: Please see “Unusual nanoscale amorphization of …