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Neutron, December 2018

Steven Reese: NSE’s newest faculty member is a familiar face

The newest faculty member in the College of Engineering’s School of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) has been at Oregon State University for more than 20 years.  More ...

Tianyi Chen: Joins Faculty, Tackling Nuclear Energy Challenges with Materials Science

Tianyi Chen joins the faculty of the College of Engineering’s School of Nuclear Science and Engineering this fall as an assistant professor.

Chen brings recent national laboratory experience and expertise in nuclear materials. Before coming to Oregon State, Chen was performing postdoctoral research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked on projects sponsored by the Department of Energy. These projects looked into radiation-induced changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of advanced alloys.

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Samuel Briggs: NSE Grad Joins Faculty, brings Materials Expertise

Samuel Briggs joins the faculty in the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering this fall as an assistant professor. A 2011 Bachelor of Science graduate of the school, Briggs returns with new expertise and national laboratory experience in the field of nuclear materials.  More ...

Radiating confidence: Single mom thrives in RHP grad program

“I never take no for an answer,” says Charlotte Rose, a graduate student at Oregon State University who is working toward a master’s degree in radiation health physics with a minor in statistics.

It’s that kind of persistence that Rose, a single mother, needed to get where she is today.

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Not Just Best in the West: Oregon State grad students take top honors at national nuclear verification workshop

You know what’s a nice reward after countless hours in the lab running simulations, tweaking designs, and poring over results? Happy hours and late-night specials at the eateries, watering holes, and hideaways on Monroe Avenue have plenty of options. Even better: national recognition that your work sets the standard for excellence.

For a couple of graduate students in the College of Engineering’s School of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) that was on tap at the annual Consortium for Verification Technology (CVT) Workshop. More ...

A Softer Future for Robots

Will a new breed of highly mobile, radiation-resistant soft robots become automated work horses for the nuclear industry — or save the day during nuclear disasters? A team of graduate students wants to make sure they’re up to the task.

Find out more on this episode of the College of Engineering's podcast "Engineering Out Loud." 

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Bringing Medical Isotope Production Closer to Home

Every day, approximately 40,000 people in the United States — nearly enough people to fill Reser Stadium to capacity — receive a nuclear medicine imaging procedure using the radioisotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m). Tc-99m is used in 80 percent of all nuclear medicine imaging procedures worldwide. More ...

Radiation Health Physics Student Represents U.S. Nuclear Policy Overseas

Heather Bell’s decision to return to school doesn’t only serve her own best interests by providing a new scientific skill set to advance her career — her expanding expertise will also result in stronger global nuclear policy and protection. More ...

Comparing Computer Code for Radiation Worker Safety

How do you quickly calculate a worker's radiation skin dose in the event of exposure? VARSKIN —maintained and updated at Oregon State — is one of the main computer codes used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Logan Anspach's peer-reviewed paper examines how it stacks up against other tools.

Find out more on this episode of the College of Engineering's podcast "Engineering Out Loud." 

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Building a More Secure Future

Since the dawn of the 21st century, the pace of technological innovation has been astonishing. Along with the extraordinary advances that are improving and simplifying our lives come new perils. Throughout the College of Engineering, researchers are working on novel solutions to help address some of the greatest threats of our time. In this issue of Momentum, the college's research-focused popular science magazine, we highlight a few of these projects and the researchers who are striving to keep us safe and secure.
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