Radiation Instrumentation (Rad IDEAS) Group | Department of Nuclear Engineering

Mitchell Laubach setting up an experiment at the Idaho Accelerator Center
Lucas Ramey pours glass at ORNL's Center for Radiation Detection Materials
John Sparger calibrating detectors inside our Dual Hybrid Detection-Localization-Identification gamma and neutron imaging trailer
Alex Hackett testing organic scintillator mechanical properties
Jason Hayward holding a fast neutron block detector design
Cordell Delzer and Robyn Collette work on inorganic scintillator growth at the Scintillation Materials Research Center
Jinglong Zhang and Michael Moore in the Microprocessing Research Facility

Are you interested in helping to shape the future?

The Rad IDEAS group at UT-Knoxville researches Radiation Instrumentation, including DEtectors, imaging, and associated Algorithms and Systems for the technologies of tomorrow. Our approach is geared toward solving fundamental science and engineering challenges of significance to our nation and world.

Our interdisciplinary research is conducted mainly in dedicated lab space at the University of Tennessee or in facilities available at the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex. We pride ourselves on reporting our findings in peer-reviewed publications.

We are thankful for the generous support of our sponsors including the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, UT-Battelle, and Consolidated Nuclear Services. We are also proud to be part of a department, college, university, and local community dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement.