University of Idaho, Idaho Falls News
Zach Tudor Wins Career Achievement in Government Award
Posted 4/20/2021 10:08:00 PM
Zach Tudor, affiliate faculty and leader of Idaho National Laboratory’s national and homeland security research programs, received the Career Achievement in Government Award at the virtual Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference. The event recognizes exceptional leaders whose actions have energized corporations and communities to create connections between minority students, educators and professionals in scientific fields. Read more
Johnson, Roberson Part of Team Named 2020 Top Innovators for Cybersecurity Research
Posted 2/17/2021 10:40:00 PM
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor Brian Johnson and Assistant Professor Dakota Roberson are part of a research and design team named by national magazine Public Utilities Fortnightly as one of the Top Innovators 2020 in the category of Transmission. Read more
Nuclear Reactor Testing Device Opens Doors to Safer Energy in Idaho and the Nation
Posted 11/19/2020 6:19:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Nov. 18, 2020 — University of Idaho, Idaho Falls researchers have verified a new process to save communities millions of dollars and speed up development of the world’s first Molten Salt Nuclear Battery (MsNB), a nuclear energy reactor to generate heat and produce electricity. Read more
U of I, Partners Receive More Than $2M in DOE Nuclear Research Funding
Posted 11/13/2020 7:54:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Nov. 12, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than $2 million in nuclear research funding to three projects in partnership with University of Idaho College of Engineering faculty. Read more
Engineering Students Earn More than $160K in DOE Awards to Pursue Nuclear Programs
Posted 9/9/2020 9:56:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering graduate student Kristen Geddes and undergraduate Tyler Sand received fellowship and scholarship awards through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Geddes will receive a total of $156,000 over her three-year graduate fellowship. Read more