July 15, 2024
By Chloe Arrington

Matthew Louis and Samuel Woolsey, students in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, have been awarded scholarships from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP).  

The scholarships provide students pursuing a nuclear energy-related degree with $10,000 toward tuition and other expenses for the academic year. The UNLP is part of the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP).

The NEUP was created in 2009 to consolidate university support under one initiative and better integrate university research within the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy’s technical programs. The program aims to support outstanding, cutting-edge, and innovative research at U.S. universities.

Louis is a rising senior in the Woodruff School interested in methods development and multi-physics modeling for the next generation of nuclear reactors. "This scholarship allows me to follow my passion and study nuclear engineering as an out-of-state student," he said.

He is also passionate about nuclear energy advocacy and outreach. He would like to shed some light on the regulatory and computational modeling process that helps ensure the safety of licensed reactors.

Woolsey, a rising second-year mechanical engineering major with a nuclear and radiological engineering minor, is highly passionate about clean energy. He is the incoming mechanical lead for the Georgia Tech Solar Racing Team, which designs and builds road-legal solar cars from scratch. He is also involved in planning the annual Georgia Tech Energy Conference.

Woolsey is excited to see where his studies will go with this support. "I am honored by the opportunities provided by the UNLP Scholarship program and am excited to see where the nuclear world will take me next."