Department of Nuclear Engineering

Dr. Katharina Stapelmann holding award certificate.

Jul 8, 2022

Stapelmann receives Early Career Award for Plasma Medicine

ECAPM recognizes outstanding work and significant contribution to the advancement in the field of plasma medicine by early-career researchers. It is typically awarded to an individual every two years during the international conference. The International Society for Plasma Medicine, founded in 2009, promotes scientific activities, including meetings, presentations, as well as educational and training activities.

Nuclear engineering department head Kostadin Ivanov, right, presents J. Michael Doster with plaque commerating his years with NC State University.

Jun 24, 2022

NE honors retiring professor J. Michael Doster

The Department of Nuclear Engineering celebrated Professor J. Michael Doster’s retirement on April 27 with an event at The Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. Colleagues, both current and former, along with alumni and members of our advisory board joined the festivities. Stories were shared about the career of Professor Doster that brought lots of laughter and a few tears.

Jun 20, 2022

Gilligan, Marshall honored by American Nuclear Society

John Gilligan, Distinguished University Professor of Nuclear Engineering and the College of Engineering’s executive associate dean, was named an ANS Fellow. Lisa Marshall, director of the Outreach, Retention and Engagement Program and lecturer and advisor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, was honored by ANS with a presidential citation.

Ayman Hawari (left), distinguished professor of nuclear engineering and director of the NRP, and researcher

Jun 16, 2022

Hawari appointed to Nuclear Data Subcommittee of the National Science Advisory Committee

Dr. Ayman Hawari, Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Director of the Nuclear Reactor Program, has been appointed to the Nuclear Data (ND) Subcommittee of the National Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). This subcommittee is charged with providing official advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the national program for basic nuclear science research.

The State College smokestack with the Burlington Labs nuclear reactor.

Jun 13, 2022

NE alumnus wins Early Career Award

Dr. Boopathy Kombaiah, staff scientist, in the Characterization and Advanced Post-Irradiation Examination Group at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is the 2022 recipient of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Early Career Award.

The NC State Belltower at dusk and night.

May 20, 2022

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College.

From left, Lonnie Poole, Jr.; John Brantley, III; Linda Butler, Dean Louis Martin-Vega, Joseph Pleasant, Jr.; and Carl Stutts, Jr.

May 20, 2022

College honors seven DEA award winners

The College honored seven winners of its Distinguished Engineering Alumnus (DEA) award during a ceremony on campus on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, as part of Red and White Week.

May 16, 2022

COE faculty among those honored at 2022 Celebration of Faculty Excellence

This year, NC State honored nearly 40 faculty members during the 2022 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 4. This was the first time since 2019 that the event was held in person.

May 2, 2022

Avramova wins 2022 Outstanding Global Engagement Award

Dr. Avramova is also the Director of Consortium for Nuclear Power (CNP), and the Coordinator of CTF User’s Group. Her research areas include reactor thermal hydraulics, core design, transient and safety analysis, multi-physics and multi-scale simulations, verification and validation, and uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.