The NEA convened 40 feminine college students and early-profession professionals in the nuclear power subject for the third NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop on the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Held throughout the Nobel Prize week (10-12 December 2025), the occasion featured a keynote speech by 2023 Nobel Prize Laureate Anne L’Huillier about her personal profession journey in physics analysis.
Throughout the programme, invited specialists from the nuclear sector shared their expertise, data and inspiring tales with the subsequent technology of nuclear power professionals. A spotlight was a panel dialogue on empowering ladies in STEM careers, the place panellists from numerous backgrounds provided their private insights and steerage to the Rising Stars. A session led by the Attract Taskforce of the NEA High-Level Group on Gender Balance (HLG-GB) mentioned the expertise of girls coming into the nuclear sector, together with the obstacles and challenges they face.
Keynote handle by 2023 Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Anne L’Huillier and a roundtable dialogue
The Rising Stars, representing 38 establishments throughout 18 nations, introduced their analysis on a variety of nuclear science and coverage subjects, together with supplies testing, developments in nuclear medication, concerns for nuclear website choice, investigation of gas properties, digital twin improvement and assessments of regional nuclear power insurance policies A judging committee awarded prizes for the highest shows, with Zoe Michanos from Ontario Tech University being recognised for her excellent efficiency.
The Rising Stars additionally had a possibility to showcase their analysis throughout an interactive poster session, the place Jihyun Lee from Seoul National University, Korea, acquired the primary-place prize.
Rising Stars showcasing their work by shows and the poster session
Tours of the Nobel Prize Museum and the KTH laboratories gave an opportunity to discover inspiring Nobel Prize laurate tales and be taught extra about superior nuclear applied sciences and experiments.
Visit to the Nobel Prize Museum
About the NEA Rising Stars programme
The NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Programme brings collectively younger professionals and completed leaders from throughout the nuclear sector to foster mentorship, collaboration, and inspiration in STEM fields. The mission of the programme is to assist early-profession ladies in nuclear science, training and coverage. By strengthening management expertise and constructing world networks, the programme allows contributors to change with friends and specialists and contribute to discussions on the way forward for nuclear power.
This yr’s occasion constructed on the success of earlier editions held on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2023 and on the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Karlsruhe in 2024.
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