Physics World February 2024
Look and learn: inside the US reactor run by and for students
Reed College in Portland, Oregon, is the only institution in the US to have a nuclear reactor that's run and used by students. Robert P Crease travels to the west coast to find out how the facility works, why it was built and – most importantly – what the students gain from operating a live reactor. Also in this issue, don't miss interviews with Azadeh Keivani, an Iranian-born physicist who switched from astronomy to healthcare, and the wonderfully named Toby Cubitt, who develops algorithms to speed up quantum computers. Finally, Pruthvi Mehta gives her tips on surviving a PhD.
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