Most Affordable Masters Program in Nuclear Engineering

Master of Science Materials and Nuclear Engineering.

Master of Science in Materials and Nuclear Engineering (M.S.M.N.E.) is intended to provide the student with a solid background in either applied nuclear science and engineering, with an emphasis in used fuel management, criticality, or radiation detection, or material science and engineering, with an emphasis in materials performance. The materials engineering track consists of a core curriculum in material science, metallurgy, and materials performance, which is to be augmented by advanced level classes in corrosion engineering, physical metallurgy, mechanical metallurgy, mechanics of materials, and nuclear materials.

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Demonstrate an advanced technical knowledge of state-of-the-art and evolving areas associated with the mechanical engineering field so that they can lead and direct engineering and scientific industry teams in their chosen field of study.

Graduates of the program will demonstrate a strong technical knowledge in chosen mechanical engineering field by passing a comprehensive exam or a design project in the student major area of study near the completion of the degree program.

Requires credits of approved graduate courses. At least 18 credits must be earned from 700-level courses, of which 15 credits must be in engineering. To complete the Non-Thesis option, students must also successfully complete the Design Project course (ME 796-Design Project in Mechanical Engineering) or pass a comprehensive written and oral exit exam before receiving their degree.

Demonstrate a strong technical knowledge in chosen mechanical engineering field by successfully completing course work and integrating knowledge learned in their course work into a thesis.

Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation. They design, develop, monitor, and operate nuclear plants used to generate power. They may work on the nuclear fuel cycle, the production, handling, and use of nuclear fuel and the safe disposal of waste produced by nuclear energy. Some specialize in the development of nuclear power sources others find industrial and medical uses for radioactive materials, such as equipment to diagnose and treat medical problems.

a half of nuclear engineers work for utility companies, and the rest in engineering consulting firms and Federal Government. than half of all federally employed nuclear engineers are civilian employees of the Navy, and most of the rest worked for the Energy. Some worked for defense manufacturers or manufacturers of nuclear power equipment.

The Mechanical Engineering prepares students for the lifelong practice of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines. The department teaches students to become problem solvers through the application of science in order to deal with the relations among forces, work or energy, and power in designing systems, which will ultimately contribute to the betterment of the human environment.

The College of Engineering provides students a solid foundation in several engineering disciplines for a successful career in engineering and computer science.

Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Nuclear Engineering Sciences.

Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Materials Science and Engineering.

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering.

The Nuclear Engineering Program is housed within the Materials Science Engineering (MSE).

The requirements for completing a Master of Science (Non-Thesis) in Nuclear Engineering include a minimum number of credit hours, nuclear core courses, and a final project report. 30 credit hours of course work are required to earn a M.S. Students with graduate work in nuclear engineering or a related field from a different institution may transfer up 9 hours from that institution at the discretion of the Graduate School. Credit for nuclear engineering courses may be given at the discretion of the Graduate Program Coordinator. Students with graduate work in a different graduate program at the University of Florida may transfer up to 9 hours from that program at the discretion of the Graduate Program Coordinator.

A minimum of 24 of the 30 credit hours must be graded (A-E) lecture or lab courses with numbers with any engineering, science, math, or statistics prefix.

12 of the 30 credit hours must be graded (A-E) lecture or lab courses with numbers 5000+ with the nuclear engineering (ENU) prefix.

Letter graded). S U graded) may not be used for the M.S. non-thesis degree, nor may ENU 7979 (Advanced Research) and ENU 7980 (Doctoral Research).

Students should be advised that transitioning between the M.S. non-thesis and thesis programs may not be possible in the middle of their graduate studies. Even when allowed, not all credits may transfer to the new degree.

In conjunction with their course work, M.S. non-thesis students are required to produce an M.S. project report.

For students without a mentor, it is the responsibility of the student to propose an M.S. project for the approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator and to abide by the deadline set by the Graduate Program Coordinator for submission of the project (this deadline will be earlier than those set by the graduate school to allow time for technical review of the work). In this case the satisfactory unsatisfactory determination will be made by the Graduate Program Coordinator.

As a guideline, students should expect to spend not fewer than 300 hours (i.e. a half-time effort over a semester or a quarter-time effort over an academic year) on their M.S. project and to produce a report of 15 pages or .

In this case, the graduate coordinator will evaluate the M.S. project selected and produced by the student.

The requirements for completing a Master of Science (Thesis) in Nuclear Engineering include a minimum number of credit hours, nuclear core courses, and a final project report.

30 credit hours of course work are required to earn a M.S. Students with graduate work in nuclear engineering or a related field from a different institution may transfer up 9 hours from that institution at the discretion of the Graduate School. Credit for nuclear engineering courses may be given at the discretion of the Graduate Program Coordinator. Students with graduate work in a different graduate program at the University of Florida may transfer up to 9 hours from that program at the discretion of the Graduate Program Coordinator.

S U graded). letter-graded) may not be used for the M.S. thesis degree, nor may ENU 7979 (Advanced Research) and ENU 7980 (Doctoral Research).

Learn the skills to lead in Plasma Engineering.

A Focused Degree that Equips You to Exceed Expectations in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry.

All of the processes which make semiconductor chips involve plasmas: etching, deposition and now lithography due to the introduction of EUV in high-volume manufacturing. Plasma Engineering is a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree that prepares graduates to drive innovation and become leaders in these areas. Knowledge and experience in using and understanding plasmas is vital, but largely missing from the education of the professionals currently in the field. Finding solutions to current and future processing challenges requires a mastery of the core concepts of plasma engineering as well as topical depth in a professional focus area.

The Master of Engineering in Engineering with Concentration in Plasma Engineering is housed in the Nuclear, Plasma Radiological Engineering.

This non-thesis, 32 credit hour M.Eng. program provides an in depth education in plasma processing, plasma technology and plasma science. The detailed curriculum, real-world experience, and laboratory experiences provided by this program equip graduates with the knowledge to utilize, understand and innovate plasma-related applications delivering highly marketable skills that are in demand by employers across various industries.

Gain valuable experience through an internship or a design project in plasma engineering.

Fall term: May 1 (international), July 1 (domestic and UIUC students) Spring term: November 1 (international), December 1 (domestic and UIUC students) Summer term: April 1 (all applicants).

Career information is not specific to degree level. Some career options may require an advanced degree.

The M.S. Nuclear Engineering degree is a research-based degree culminating in a master thesis.

Nuclear Engineering requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, and normally takes 6 credits of thesis,.

Nuclear Engineering normally takes three to four semesters to complete.

Completion of the program will count towards eligibility for the Professional Engineer License (PE) to practice Engineering, which requires a four-year degree from an ABET-accredited school, four years of experience under a PE, and passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles of Practice in Engineering (PE) Exams.

Recipients of this competitive fellowship receive full tuition and fees by U of I during their first three years of graduate school. INL covers tuition, fees, and a $60,000 annual salary during the final two years of their doctoral research, to be conducted at INL.

Funded through the Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site.

These year-long salaried assignments offer hands-on experience in nuclear security and nonproliferation. Administered by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and open to all engineering disciplines.

Open to full-time graduate and doctoral students.

For outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master and doctoral degrees.

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

This program will give you the technical education and research experiences you need to work in industry, government or academia.

Work with leading researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and through CAES, a world-class, collaborative education and research environment where advanced, driven engineering students learn from each other, participate in research and other projects and receive guidance from industry professionals as they seek to solve regional energy challenges that can have an impact on a national level.

Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a concentration in chemical and life science engineering.

Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a concentration in computer science.

Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a concentration in electrical and computer engineering.

Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) with a concentration in chemical and life science engineering.

Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) with a concentration in electrical and computer engineering.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.).

This is the preliminary (or launch) version of the 2023-2024 VCU Bulletin. This edition includes all programs and courses approved by the publication deadline however we may receive notification of additional program approvals after the launch.

Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design and analyze machines of all types including automobiles, airplanes, rockets, submarines, power generation systems, biomedical instrumentation, robots, manufacturing systems, household appliances and many, many . In addition to well-known areas such as nuclear energy, nuclear propulsion and nuclear medicine, nuclear engineers are involved in many other applications of nuclear science and technology in fields as diverse as agriculture, industry, land security, forensics, environmental protection and even art.

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (general mechanical engineering curriculum).

M.S. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (thesis and non-thesis options, as well as online option).

Current areas of research within the department include but are not limited to energy conversion systems, smart materials, corrosion, medical devices, aerosol science, sensors, radiation detection and measurement, nuclear reactor design, robotics, fluid mechanics, nanotechnology, and biomechanics.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Studies the fundamental systems required for mechanical, chemical and electrical manufacturing, including material procurement, logistics, quality and distribution. The principles are applied to all types of manufacturing processes from project through continuous. Advanced systems for lean, agile and global manufacturing also are covered.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Presents engineering concepts and techniques necessary to successfully develop new products and introduce them to the marketplace. Topics include development processes, converting direct customer input to marketing specifications, creating technical specifications, quantifying customer input, using rapid prototyping to reduce development time, design for manufacturability and product certification issues.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Focuses on characterization techniques of solids at the molecular, surface and bulk levels, including resonant, vibrational and electronic spectroscopies, X-ray methods and optical and electron microscopies. A connection will be developed between the theoretically-derived and experimentally-observed properties of materials and a rationale also will be developed for choosing an appropriate characterization technique for a given material.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course will acquaint students with methods used by industrial hygienists to identify, evaluate and control human exposure to toxic contaminants and harmful physical agents in the workplace and in the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the ethical issues confronting industrial hygienists and other health professionals.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course proposes to acquaint the student with legal concepts that affect the engineering community and enable the student to understand how technical and scientific regulations are promulgated and how interest groups attempt to ensure that regulations consider their positions. In addition, the course introduces intellectual property law: patents, copyrights and trademarks.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The objective of the class is to introduce lean thinking - defined as a systematic, logical method of identifying and eliminating waste using continuous assessment. The classes focus on managing flow, identifying and eliminating waste, problem-solving, and product and process design.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course builds on the knowledge gained in lean manufacturing. The class allows the student to use their lean tools in a real manufacturing environment. The course reviews autonomation, load leveling, distribution, logistics, flow and added work, among many other topics. At the end of the course students will be able to take the Lean Bronze Certificate Test, given by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). An introduction to probabilistic risk assessment methods as applied to nuclear power plants. Students will receive hands-on experience in PRA methods by designing and building a PRA model for an operational nuclear power plant. Using the completed model, students will calculate and use appropriate risk metrics in typical applications.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Provides students with vibrations theory and practical applications for machines and structures necessary (a) to perform analysis and evaluation of vibrations problems and (b) to recognize suspicious results from canned computer software. Emphasis placed on the formulation of governing differential equations, solution methods, evaluation of results and interpretation of response characteristics of discrete mass systems and continuous mass systems. Work and energy methods, variational methods, and Lagrange Equations will be used to formulate problems. Solution methods will use exact and approximate methods, including eigensolution methods. Applications to the vibrations of various mechanical systems will use computational techniques, computer simulation and analysis.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course intends to reinforce the fundamentals of HVAC systems and apply them to research topics. Student will review the basics of HVAC systems the use of psychrometric charts to deal with various moist-air processes indoor environment health, thermal comfort and indoor air quality control heat transmission in building structures solar irradiation basic space heating and cooling load calculations and space air distribution and related equipment.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. In-depth study of the fundamentals of feedback control systems theory and design. Topics covered include transfer function modeling, system stability and time response, root locus, Bode and Nyquist diagrams, lead, lag, and PID compensators.

System Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Prerequisite: EGMN 359 or EGMN 455. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the College of Engineering if prerequisites have not been met. Provides an in-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics include uranium enrichment fuel fabrication, in-core physics and fuel management of uranium, thorium and other fuel types, reprocessing, and waste disposal. Also covered are the principles of fuel-cycle economics and the applied reactor physics of both contemporary and proposed thermal and fast reactors. Nonproliferation aspects, disposal of excess weapons plutonium and transmutation of actinides and selected fission products in spent fuel are examined. Several state-of-the-art computer programs are provided for student use in problem sets and term papers.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Quantitative and qualitative study of traditional and alternative systems used to generate electricity. Topics include combustion, coal-fired boilers, nuclear reactors, steam turbine blading, gas turbine combustors, turbo-generator design, internal combustion engines, solar thermal systems, photovoltaic devices, wind energy, geothermal energy and fuel cells. Additional topics of interest to the students may be discussed.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. This course will explore the various available energy resource options and technologies with a focus toward achieving sustainability on a local, national and global scale. The course will examine the broader aspects of energy use, including resource estimation, environmental effects, interactions among energy, water and land use, social impacts, and economic evaluations. Students will review the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, from fossil fuels and nuclear power to biomass, hydropower and solar energy, including discussions on energy carriers and energy storage, transmission, and distribution.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. An introduction to design of experiments theory, DoE and methods such as six-sigma and factorial experimental design to engineering projects. Provides students with the necessary background to plan, budget and analyze an experiment or project.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Covers various smart materials, such as shape memory alloys and piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials, current research in material development and diverse applications in areas such as medicine, automobiles and aerospace. The aim of the course is to bridge the gap between different areas of material development, characterization, modeling and practical applications of smart materials.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). The course covers key aspects of computer modeling and simulation with the emphasis on statistical resampling and Monte Carlo techniques. Students will complete a number of modeling projects utilizing programming languages commonly used in the nuclear industry. As such the course includes gaining a basic proficiency in the appropriate programming language, including the development of good programming practices.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Focuses on providing students with a methodology and set of skills to apply in improving engineering components, systems and processes. The design of better products and processes is a fundamental goal of all engineering.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Provides students with an understanding of how modern computer techniques can enhance the generation, analysis, synthesis, manufacturing and quality of engineering products. The design and manufacture of better products and processes is a fundamental goal of all engineering disciplines.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Provides students with a basic knowledge in the dynamic analysis and control of robot manipulators. Topics include Jacobian analysis, manipulator dynamics, linear and nonlinear control of manipulators, force control of manipulators, robot manipulator applications and an introduction to telemanipulation.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course will involve intensive study of different aspects of technical communications. Critical reading and writing skills will be developed particularly for technical essays, targeted for both educated and specialized audience. Nontechnical writing will be used as an inspiration for technical writing. Other aspects of technical communications will also be covered.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Students will become familiar with basic aspects of CFD, including characteristics of the governing equations, finite-difference and finite-volume solution methods, implicit versus explicit solution algorithms, grid generation, and numerical analysis. Emphasis placed on mechanical, chemical and bioengineering systems. The final course project will emphasize issues of current research such as biofluid mechanics, medical devices and MEMS.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Designed to equip students to perform design work, testing and research in structural acoustics and vibrations. Applications from the fields of automotive, aerospace, marine, architectural, medical equipment and consumer appliance industries will be investigated.

Nuclear Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). This course will explore the political and technological issues involved with nuclear safeguards, security and nonproliferation. Topics studied will include the history of nuclear weapons development, description and effects of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear material safeguards, protection of nuclear materials, proliferation resistance and pathways in the nuclear fuel cycle, international and domestic safeguards, nuclear terrorism, and safeguards measurement techniques for material accountancy programs and physical protection mechanisms.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. This course will examine the physical, technical and economic features of fast breeder reactors. In particular, the course will study the need for fast reactors and their design objectives, typical core design principles, and important plant systems. The course will also discuss the major nuclear safety topics and their design approaches.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Passive, active and reactive flow management strategies to achieve transition delay advance, separation control, mixing augmentation, drag reduction, lift enhancement and noise suppression. Unified framework for flow control. Futuristic reactive control methods using MEMS devices, soft computing and dynamical systems theory.

Special Topics in Engineering.

Semester course 1-4 variable hours. 1-4 credits. Lectures, tutorial studies, library assignments in selected areas of advanced study or specialized laboratory procedures not available in other courses or as part of research training.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. In-depth quantitative study of convective heat transfer.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Dynamic Systems.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). Enrollment is restricted to students with graduate standing in mechanical and nuclear engineering. This course presents the technical foundation for application and use of dynamic systems and presents methods to formulate the governing differential equations of such systems and to obtain realistic analytical and numerical solutions. The organization of the course presents theory and methods and specific applications for typical dynamic systems.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Materials.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. The course consists of advanced topics in both fundamental and applied materials science including solid state fundamentals, crystal structure, diffraction in crystals, postulates of quantum mechanics, Bloch functions and energy bands, Fermi distributions, classification and processing of materials, alloys and phase diagrams, defects, dislocation dynamics, solid state diffusion, thermal and mechanical properties, corrosion, high temperature deformation mechanisms, basics of fracture mechanics, fundamentals of ionization radiation, irradiation effects on material properties, and materials selection for extreme environment applications.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Analysis.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). Enrollment is restricted to students with graduate standing in mechanical and nuclear engineering. The course covers advanced topics in applied mathematics most important for solving practical problems in mechanical and nuclear engineering. Topics include Fourier analysis, partial differential equations, boundary value problems, series solutions, complex analysis, conformal mapping, complex analysis and potential theory, applications in fluid mechanics, vibrations, and mechanical and nuclear engineering problems.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Continuum Mechanics.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). Enrollment is restricted to students with graduate standing in mechanical and nuclear engineering.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Enrollment restricted to students with graduate standing in mechanical and nuclear engineering. A solid theoretical and applied understanding of heat and mass transfer is critical for training competent mechanical and nuclear engineers. This course will provide students with a theoretical understanding of the heat transport processes of conduction, convention and radiation as well as an understanding of parallels with mass transfer. Solution techniques will be both analytical and numerical, consistent with problems faced by modern engineers. Applications in the field of mechanical engineering include the design of cooling systems for automobiles, conventional power plants, heat engines and computers. Applications in the field of nuclear engineering include maintaining nuclear core temperatures and nuclear plant heat dissipation. Mass transfer applications include any process involving multiple species (e.g., two gases) as well as medically oriented transport problems (e.g., blood oxygenation), which are frequently encountered when developing materials or medical devices. Specific topics to be covered include 1D conduction, 2D and 3D conduction, transient conduction, external forced convection, internal forced convection, convection with phase change, thermal radiation, and principles of mass transfer (diffusion and advection).

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Studies of stresses and strains in two and three-dimensional elastic problems. Failure theories and yield criteria. Analysis and design of load-carrying members, energy methods and stress concentrations. Elastic and plastic behavior, fatigue and fracture, and composites will be discussed.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Study of the physical properties of a wide range of materials by advanced microscopy techniques including electron and scanning probe-based microscopy. Advanced study of deformation and failure in materials including characterization by hardness, fracture toughness and tensile testing, as well as X-ray diffraction.

Topics in Nuclear Engineering.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). A survey covering the scope of nuclear engineering. Concepts of atomic and nuclear structure, mass and energy, nuclear stability, radioactive decay, radioactivity calculations, nuclear reactions, interaction of radiation (neutrons and photons) with matter, fission chain reaction, neutron diffusion, nuclear reaction theory, reactor kinetics, health physics, reactor power plants (PWR and BWR), waste disposal. Required first course for graduate students in nuclear engineering track who enter with degrees in other disciplines suitable as a technical elective for other graduate engineering tracks.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Exposes students to the fundamentals of modern numerical techniques for a wide range of linear and nonlinear elliptic, parabolic and hyperparabolic partial differential equations. Topics include equation characteristics finite difference, finite volume and finite element discretization methods and direct and iterative solution techniques. Applications to engineering systems are presented, including fluid dynamics, heat transfer and nonlinear solid mechanics.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). The neutronics behavior of fission reactors, primarily from a theoretical, one-speed perspective. Criticality, fission product poisoning, reactivity control, reactor stability and introductory concepts in fuel management, followed by slowing-down and one-speed diffusion theory.

Semester course 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). Use of finite element method to solve applied engineering problems at an advanced level. Special focus will be largely on solid mechanics and, to a lesser degree, on thermal problems. Commercially available finite element method software ANSYS will be utilized. Students will learn use ANSYS at an advanced level through utilizing commands and basic programming features.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Advanced mechanics of the manufacturing processes, their modeling and simulation. Fundamentals of process modeling and use of computational tools. Details and governing theory behind the construction of numerical analysis tools such as FEA will not be provided. However, the intelligent use of this kind of FEA tool in the solution of industrial problems will be taught in addition to analytical methods in rapid assessment of manufacturing processes and systems.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. An of the role of technology in detecting and defeating terrorism. The course begins with a detailed review of weapons of mass destruction including chemical, biological and radiological devices. This is followed by a review of the various technologies currently being developed and deployed to detect the presence of terrorist weapons and associated activities. These technologies include chemical sensors, biosensors and radiation detectors, portal monitors, satellite and infrared imaging systems, as well acoustic sensors and magnetometers.

Semester course 3 lecture hours. Physical and biological aspects of the use of ionizing radiation in industrial and academic institutions physics principles underlying shielding instrumentation, waste disposal biological effects of low levels of ionizing radiation.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for Master of Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Online.

Nuclear Engineering accepts the Graduate School basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.

We are delighted you are considering pursuing graduate studies in Nuclear Engineering.

The Master of Science program degree plans consist of nuclear engineering and College of Engineering courses with the total credit hour minimum set at 30 hours.

In addition, the Master of Science degree requires completion of a master thesis.

DISCLAIMER: These are sample degree plans and may be modified with department approval.

NUEN 605 Radiation Detection and Materials Measurement 1.

NUEN 610 Nuclear System Design (Capstone Course).

NUEN 623 Nuclear Engineering Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow 3.

NUEN 624 Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Stress Analysis.

Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2 hour NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).

NUEN 605 Radiation Detection and Materials Measurement.

NUEN 606 Nuclear Reactor Analysis and Experimentation.

NUEN 651 Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Materials Safeguards.

NUEN 610 Design of Nuclear Reactors (Capstone Course).

CHEM 681 Radiochemistry Nuclear Forensics (Chemistry Department).

MATH 664 Inverse Problems in Nuclear Forensics (Math Department).

INTA 669 Nuclear Terrorism Threat Assessment and Analysis (Bush School).

These electives are designed to enrich students' educations by focusing their attention on issues that are key to the field these electives also bring some diversity to the students' degree program.

In addition, the master of science degree requires completion of a master thesis.

NUEN 662 Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Conditions.

MSEN 601 Fund. Materials Science and Engineering.

NUEN 612 Radiological Safety and Hazards Evaluation.

Thirty hours is the typical number of hours for a nuclear engineering degree.

We specialize in nuclear materials and fission power, computational science, industrial applications of plasma, radiation applications and radiological engineering.

Application to NC State is handled at the university level by The Graduate School. We are also a leader in distance education. Students can earn a Master of Nuclear Engineering degree without ever setting foot on campus.

Cooperative Education (Co-op) and Internships to work in the profession while getting your degree.

Engineering Career Fair to find your future employer.

Order of the Engineer to join the professional engineering community.

Nuclear engineering students in Burlington Labs. PHOTO BY ROGER WINSTEAD.

Areas of interest for the applicants include (a) materials in nuclear and space environments (b) radiation interactions effects in materials and materials survivability (c) chemical engineering and processing of nuclear materials and (d) nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics.

The RadLab at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on research using radiation and radioactivity to improve security and quality of life.

The NETL reactor, designed by General Atomics, is a TRIGA Mark II nuclear research reactor. The NETL is the newest of the current fleet of U.S. university reactors.

The Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group is an interdisciplinary research group whose mission is to develop and deploy advanced robotics in hazardous environments in order to minimize risk for the human operator.

Dr. Derek Haas as Principal Investigator and Dr. Kevin Clarno and Dr. William Charlton as Co-Principal investigators, have received the single largest grant ever funded to the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program to lead the design of the reactor bay experimental research facilities and collaborate on the design and safety analysis for the first university-based molten salt research reactor. The $3.8 million grant is part of $30 million dollars allocated to The Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Research Alliance launched in spring 2019 and also includes Abilene Christian University (lead university where the research reactor will be built), Texas A M University and Georgia Institute of Technology all who are partnering with Natura Resources. They are also recruiting students and hiring several positions to staff the project, including one research fellow, one senior research fellow and a research associate.

The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The fellowship includes three years of including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution. Khiloni will continue to work with Dr. Derek Haas in Nuclear Forensics.

The three-year, $161,000 fellowship includes a stipend for an internship at a national laboratory. Collin will continue to work with Dr. Kevin Clarno in computational nuclear engineering.

The Cockrell School of Engineering awards highly qualified first year graduate students one-year and partial fellowship.

Upayan Mathkari is First Student in NRE Integrated Bachelor and Master Degree Program.

We congratulate Upayan Mathkari as the first student in our Integrated Bachelor and Master Degree Program in our Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program. By applying AP and Credit by Exam courses, having students take recommended summer courses, and allowing seniors to enroll in graduate-level engineering courses reserved for graduate credit, the program enables graduates to complete both degree requirements in five years.

Dr. Pryor heads up the highly successful national and internationally known Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group and has graduated multiple PhD and MS students involved in interdisciplinary research programs for applied robotics in hazardous environments.

Ryan Lester, MS student working with Dr. Derek Haas is designing a facility on one of the neutron beam ports in the reactor bay for the production of gaseous radiotracers for nuclear forensics application. Using cryogenic technology allows the placement of the sample much closer to the reactor core thus receiving a much higher neutron flux.

Research Engineer Mark Andrews working with Dr. William Charlton is studying the impact of irradiation of electronic components by mixed-fields of neutron and gamma-ray radiation with specific interests in the impact of thermal neutrons and the change in degradation due to the order of radiation incidence (for example, gamma-rays followed by neutrons versus neutrons followed by gamma-rays). The specific modes of damage vary depending upon the type and energy of the radiation incident upon the device.

PhD Student Adam Samia working with Dr. William Charlton is studying enhanced radiochemical separation of reactor-produced medical radioisotopes using the well-known Szilard-Chalmers effect with capture of the activated products during irradiation. He is studying two pathways for capture of the products: (1) using a solid adsorber suspended in an aqueous target solution and (2) by chemical reaction with a chelator in solution with the target material in solid form. Both pathways lead to simplified post-irradiation separation of the no-carrier-added product material through simple filtration techniques.

Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Blake Anderson working with Dr. Mitch Pryor has developed a robotic system and analysis algorithms for locating unknown radioactive sources in nuclear environments. A scintillating detector on the robot collects a sequence of measurements at different locations, and the source positions and activities are estimated using statistical filtering methods. Gamma-ray spectroscopy identifies the species of the sources and enables robust background subtraction. The developed capabilities include modelling of attenuation by solid objects and decay of short-lived isotopes.

Tucker Sawyer and John Barlow working with Dr. Kevin Clarno are helping with the design and licensing of an advanced nuclear reactor, fueled with molten salt, that will be built in Texas in 2025. They are using the SCALE nuclear analysis code suite to model the transport of radiation throughout the reactor to determine the spatial distribution of the heat being generated from fission energy and assess how that distribution and magnitude will change as the fuel depletes and reactor operates.

This pilot program is to ascertain the provenance of fifteen ancient pottery samples using neutron activation analysis (Colin Brennan) and principal component analysis (Amaya Sinha).

A broad program of instruction and research is offered in the principles of the interaction of radiation with matter and their applications, and in several areas of engineering physics. The program has strong engineering and applied science components. It emphasizes several areas of activity, including the research, design, development, and deployment of fission reactors fusion engineering plasma physics radiation damage to materials applied superconductivity and cryogenics and large-scale computing in engineering science.

The master degree may be pursued as a terminal degree in the fission area and in various engineering physics areas, but it is not generally recommended as a final degree in fusion research students interested in fusion should plan to pursue the Ph.D. degree.

The department is considered to have one of the top five nuclear engineering programs in the nation over the last 40 years. It incorporates several research organizations including the Wisconsin Institute of Nuclear Systems, the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment Program, the Fusion Technology Institute, and the Center for Plasma Theory and Computation.

Research may be performed in areas including next generation fission reactor engineering fluid and heat transfer modeling for transient analysis reactor monitoring and diagnostics fuel cycle analysis magnetic and inertial confinement fusion reactor engineering, including the physics of burning plasmas, plasma-wall interactions, neutron transport, tritium breeding, radiation damage, and liquid-metal heat transfer experimental and theoretical studies of plasmas including radio frequency heating, magnetic confinement, plasma instabilities, and plasma diagnostics superconducting magnets and cryogenics and theoretical and experimental studies of the damage to materials in fission and fusion reactors.

Students sometimes perform thesis work at national laboratories such as Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Graduate admissions is a two-step process between academic programs and the Graduate School. Once you have researched the graduate program(s) you are interested in, apply online.

B) Due to COVID-19, GRE scores are not required for all applications to Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics graduate programs for the Spring 2023, Summer 2023, and Fall 2023 terms.

All applicants must satisfy requirements that are set forth by the Graduate School.

It is highly recommended that students take courses that cover the same material as these UW-Madison courses before entering the program:.

Descriptions of course content can be accessed through The Guide. Students may enter without having taken these courses.

Unofficial copies of transcripts will be accepted for review, but official copies are required for admitted students. Please do not send transcripts or any other application materials to the Graduate School or the Engineering Physics department unless requested. Please review the requirements set by the Graduate School for additional information degrees transcripts.

These letters are required from people who can accurately judge the applicant academic and or research performance. Letters of recommendation are submitted electronically to graduate programs through the online application. See the Graduate School for regarding letters of recommendation.

The UW-Madison Graduate School accepts TOEFL or IETLS scores. Your score will not be accepted if it is than two years old from the start of your admission term. Country of citizenship does not exempt applicants from this requirement.

Application submission must be accompanied by the one-time application fee. It is non-refundable and can be paid by credit card (Master Card or Visa) or debit ATM.

Fee grants are available through the conditions outlined here by the Graduate School.

If you were previously enrolled as a graduate student in the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics program, have not earned your degree, but have had a break in enrollment for a minimum of a fall or spring term, you will need to re-apply to resume your studies. Please review the Graduate School requirements for previously enrolled students.

Current students may apply to change or add programs for any term (fall, spring, or summer).

Resources to help you afford graduate study might include assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and financial aid. Further funding information is available from the Graduate School. Be sure to check with your program for individual policies and restrictions related to funding.

Accelerated: Accelerated programs are offered at a fast pace that condenses the time to completion. Students are able to complete a program with minimal disruptions to careers and other commitments.

Students have the advantages of face-to-face courses with the flexibility to keep work and other life commitments.

Hybrid: These programs combine face-to-face and online learning formats.

Online: These programs are offered 100% online. Some programs may require an on-campus orientation or residency experience, but the courses will be facilitated in an online format.

15 credits must be in graduate-level coursework from nuclear engineering, math, physics, chemistry, computer science, or any other engineering department except E P D.

Students who do not complete a thesis must pass an oral exam that is administered by a three-member committee. Passing the PhD qualifying exam satisfies the MS oral exam requirement unless the student is submitting an MS thesis.

For both the thesis and non-thesis options, only one course (maximum of 3 credits) of independent study (N E 699 Advanced Independent Study, N E 999 Advanced Independent Study) is allowed.

These pathways are internal to the program and represent different curricular paths a student can follow to earn this degree. Pathway names do not appear in the Graduate School admissions application, and they will not appear on the transcript.

Appropriate technical areas are: Engineering departments (except Engineering and Professional Development), Physics, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Medical Physics, and Chemistry.

No credits can be counted toward the minimum graduate residence credit requirement.

No credits can be counted toward the Minimum Graduate Residence Credit Requirement, nor the Minimum Graduate Coursework (50%) Requirement. Coursework earned five or years prior to admission to a master degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.

Nuclear Engineering follows the Graduate School Probation policy.

These resources may be helpful in addressing your concerns:.

Students who feel that they have been treated unfairly have the right to a prompt hearing of their grievance. Such complaints may involve course grades, classroom treatment, advising, various forms of harassment, or other issues. Any student or potential student may use these procedures.

Either party has 10 working days to file a written appeal to the College of Engineering.

The Graduate School has procedures for students wishing to appeal a grievance decision made at the college level.

Take advantage of the Graduate School professional development resources to build skills, thrive academically, and launch your career.

Demonstrate a strong understanding of mathematical, scientific, and engineering principles in the field.

Demonstrate an ability to formulate, analyze, and independently solve advanced engineering problems.

Apply the relevant scientific and technological advancements, techniques, and engineering tools to address these problems.