Tag: Yong Yang

Light Water Reactors (LWRs) are the most widely used type of nuclear reactor in the world. However, as alternative designs continue to emerge and gain traction, they may represent the future of clean power generation.   One of those designs, the Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), uses a liquid mixture of salts as both a coolant and […]

Congratulations to James Baciak, Ph.D., and Yong Yang, Ph.D., both recipients of the 2019-2020 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. “I am truly honored to receive this award,” Dr. Yang said. “As a faculty member, I feel there is no greater reward than seeing my students be successful at UF […]

Dr. Yong Yang has received his tenure and is promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Michele Manuel received her promotion to Professor. Dr. Kevin Jones received the Distinguished Professor Award.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related […]

Researchers in the Nuclear Engineering Program at the UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering have received Department of Energy University Program grants for conducting research to mitigate the Fuel Cladding Chemical Interactions (FCCI) in a sodium-cooled fast reactor and to develop BiI3 Gamma-Ray spectrometers for nuclear material safeguarding. UF is also a collaborator in […]