UMich NERS 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 & ResourcesUniversity of Michigan — Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences (NERS) — department homepage (program overview, news, people). ners.engin.umich.eduNERS Graduate Admissions & Applying to the Program (application materials, contact info for Grad Admissions). ners.engin.umich.eduNERS Labs & Research Groups (list of labs, facilities, and the Nuclear Power Simulation Lab / Ford Reactor VR resources). ners.engin.umich.eduNERS Graduate Program overview (MSE & PhD program descriptions and program expectations).