Lab Director
Assistant Professor | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Assistant Professor | Materials Research Laboratory
Graduate Researchers
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Primary advisor: Prof. R. Mohan Sankaran
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Primary advisor: Prof. R. Mohan Sankaran
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Multiple research opportunities are available for new and continuing graduate students.
Applications to NPRE graduate programs are open! Apply by December 15th, 2024 to join our department in Fall 2025. Learn more about graduate applications to NPRE here.
Reach out to vergari@illinois.edu to discuss potential research projects.
Undergraduate Researchers
If you are a current student at UIUC and would like to be involved in research, fill-in the Interest Form.
Erdem Yelmenoglu
Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2025
Rohan Bhatt
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Class of 2026
Josh Miao
Materials Science and Engineering | Class of 2026
Gabe Walton
Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2026
James Liu
Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027
Hannah Rosenhen
Engineering Physics | Class of 2027
Oliver Stehlik
Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027
Owen Strong
Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027
Alumni
Graduate Alumni
- Harsha Pandey | M.S. in Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2025 | Thesis Title: “Phase Field Model to Study Corrosion of Structural Alloys in Harsh Environments”
- Aryaman Srivastav | M.S. in Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2025 | Thesis Title: “ECFoam: A Finite Volume Electrochemistry Solver,
with Applications for Molten Salt Systems”
Undergraduate Alumni
- Morgan Anderson | Engineering Physics / Mathematics | Class of 2025
- Cristian Herard | Materials Science and Engineering | Class of 2025
- Olivia Hunsberger | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2025
- Michael Furlin | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2026
- AJ Bernardo | Mechanical Science and Engineering | Class of 2026
- Yahya Ahmedjeelani | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Class of 2027
- Charlotte Damewood | Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2028