People

Lab Director

Assistant Professor | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Assistant Professor | Materials Research Laboratory

Graduate Researchers

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

M.S. Student | Aerospace Engineering

M.S. Student | Aerospace Engineering

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Matthew Herbst

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Primary advisor: Prof. R. Mohan Sankaran

Sean Peyres

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Primary advisor: Prof. R. Mohan Sankaran

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

Senior | Engineering Mechanics

Josh Miao

Junior | Materials Science and Engineering

Rohan Bhatt

Junior | Chemical and Biological Engineering

Owen Strong

Sophomore | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Alumni