Nuclear Niche Event 4 – Virtual Nuclear Niche — a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 Time: 12-1PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NUCLEAR NICHE
Nuclear Niche Event 2 – Virtual Nuclear Niche — a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, Febraury 3rd, 2026 Time: 12-1PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NUCLEAR NICHE
Nuclear Niche Event 6 – In Person Nuclear Niche — a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. There’s potentially an opportunity for a UT reactor tour field trip at this event. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 Time: 5-7PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NUCLEAR NICHE
Nuclear Niche Event 5 – In Person Nuclear Niche — a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 Time: 5-7PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NUCLEAR NICHE
Nuclear Niche Event 3 – In Person Nuclear Niche — a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 Time: 5-7PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NUCLEAR NICHE
Nuclear Niche In Person Event 1 Nuclear Niche— a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. Co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. Speaker: TBC Location: TBC Date: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 Time: 5-7PM Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER NOW
Nuclear Niche: Speaker Event October 16th – Kairos Power Nuclear Niche— a place where interdisciplinary students can come, network with industry experts, and talk about the full suite of deployment barriers (including technology, business, policy, talent, and legal challenges) we face ahead of us as an industry. The first event will be co-sponsored with the KBH Center and our UT American Nuclear Society Student Chapter. We will be welcoming Evan Cummings, Senior Director of Business Development at Kairos Power to speak on the commercialization challenges for advanced nuclear reactors and how to bring them to market. If you’re interested in how we develop the market and sell these reactors to customers, this is the talk for you! He’ll speak for about 30 minutes with plenty of time for student driven Q&A after. Food will be provided. Friends welcome. Speaker: Evan Cummings, Senior Director of Business Development at Kairos Power Location: ETC 3.112 Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Time: 6P-7P CT Food will be provided. Questions, comments concerns can be directed to Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at daniellezigon@austin.utexas.edu. REGISTER NOW
Clean Energy Beers Organized by CleanTX and UT Austin, Clean Energy Beers is an informal gathering for professionals, students, faculty, inventors, investors, employers and prospective employees who care about clean energy. There is no agenda or expectations (and you have to buy your own food and drinks). It’s a great way to meet some people who care about the same things as you. No registration is required. Date(s): First Monday of each month (except some holidays)) Time: 6 pm until people leave (live music starts at 7 pm) Where: Back patio (weather permitting), Green Mesquite BBQ, 1400 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 Who’s invited? You! And whoever you want to bring.
Clean Energy Beers Organized by CleanTX and UT Austin, Clean Energy Beers is an informal gathering for professionals, students, faculty, inventors, investors, employers and prospective employees who care about clean energy. There is no agenda or expectations (and you have to buy your own food and drinks). It’s a great way to meet some people who care about the same things as you. No registration is required. Date(s): First Monday of each month (except some holidays)) Time: 6 pm until people leave (live music starts at 7 pm) Where: Back patio (weather permitting), Green Mesquite BBQ, 1400 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 Who’s invited? You! And whoever you want to bring.
Clean Energy Beers Organized by CleanTX and UT Austin, Clean Energy Beers is an informal gathering for professionals, students, faculty, inventors, investors, employers and prospective employees who care about clean energy. There is no agenda or expectations (and you have to buy your own food and drinks). It’s a great way to meet some people who care about the same things as you. No registration is required. Date(s): First Monday of each month (except some holidays)) Time: 6 pm until people leave (live music starts at 7 pm) Where: Back patio (weather permitting), Green Mesquite BBQ, 1400 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 Who’s invited? You! And whoever you want to bring.