Events

The MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering will hold its annual Research Expo on Friday, April 11, 2025. The event features groundbreaking research from NSE’s various labs and features research posters presented by current undergraduate and graduate students as well as signature oral presentations. Each year this event provides a unique opportunity for the MIT community to learn more about the diverse research being conducted within NSE by faculty and graduate students.

Signature oral presentations by:

Lansing Horan, IV (G) – Fusion-Plasma Physics

Shadowgraphy measurements of a radiatively-cooled magnetic reconnection layer

John Ball (G) – Fusion-Plasma Physics

Securing a fusion powered future; quantifying the proliferation risk of fusion energy

Lorenzo Mazzocco (G) – Nuclear Reactor Engineering

Core Design and Analysis of Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor