This is the general audience chapter of my dissertation. It was written as part of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Communicating PhD Research to the Public project. The original pdf version of this chapter can be found on...
Turning waste material into power is one of the great ambitions of atomic energy. Recycling used nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants happens in a few countries around the world, but this isn’t the only way to re-use old nuclear...
Using precise and accurate terminology is not always the most important thing when you’re, say, shitposting on Twitter, but I’ve noticed there is frequent confusion online about the term isotope, and exactly what it refers to. Also, what is a...
Nuclear engineers have to be communicators; the very name of our field invites curiosity and questioning. Yet many, maybe most, nuclear engineering students get no formal training in communicating science to the public, let alone a deep dive into the...
When is the last time you engaged with the negative impacts or harms perpetuated by nuclear reactors or the nuclear fuel cycle? For many nuclear engineers and nuclear energy advocates, we primarly engage with these subjects during, or to prepare...
