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Dr. Katy Huff on StarTalk
Katy Huff, an associate professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering, was recently a guest on Neil DeGrasse Tyson's StarTalk podcast discussing the present and future of nuclear energy.
No. 6
overall ranking among graduate nuclear engineering programs in the nation
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Mohaghegh awarded NSF mid-career grant
- NPRE News
- March 12, 2025
Nuclear-Powered UIUC
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is working to bring a microreactor to campus for research and educational purposes.
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