A trained workforce, exploration and sustainability are vital to the future of critical minerals such as rare earth elements, nickel, platinum and lithium. S&T is hosting a critical minerals workshop on April 26-27, 2021, to look closer at these issues and others.

The success of advanced nuclear energy systems depends heavily on the nation’s ability to efficiently manufacture cost-effective, high-quality nuclear components. An Integrated University Program Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow materials science Ph.D. student Joshua Rittenhouse to further his research on using additive manufacturing to make silicon carbide-based (SiC) materials for nuclear […]

Dr. Gary Mueller, a longtime professor of nuclear engineering at S&T, recently retired after 40 years of service. The hundreds of students he taught through the decades no doubt remember him not only for his support and mentorship, but also for his 1977 Ford Pinto Cruise Wagon. “My students obsessed over my Pinto,” Mueller says. […]