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