UMich NER's Alumni Spotlight: Jenga Blocks, TikTok's, and Life as an International Student
Ikhwan Khaleb tells the story of moving from Malaysia to study in the University of Michigan’s NERS program, learning reactor physics in a second language, and turning TikTok into a platform for clear, visual nuclear education. We cover UMich coursework and labs, cultural adaptation, the grind of an international job search, and how engineering work at Holtec fuels his social media explainers.
Links & Resources
University of Michigan — Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences (NERS) — department homepage (program overview, news, people). ners.engin.umich.edu
NERS Graduate Admissions & Applying to the Program (application materials, contact info for Grad Admissions). ners.engin.umich.edu
NERS Labs & Research Groups (list of labs, facilities, and the Nuclear Power Simulation Lab / Ford Reactor VR resources). ners.engin.umich.edu
NERS Graduate Program overview (MSE & PhD program descriptions and program expectations).
