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Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

Sustainable energy solutions, nuclear security and nonproliferation, plasmas for water treatment, the country’s most powerful laser, and more.

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The Nuclear Leaders
and Best

NERS is consistently ranked as the top Nuclear Engineering grad program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Graduate Program

7:1

Undergraduate to Faculty Ratio

Most of our undergrads are actively involved in research and have co-authored papers in scientific journals.

Undergrad Program

$26.5m

2020 Research
Funding

Research opportunities abound for our undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

Research Areas

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Case Study: Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation for a Fuel Element of an Experimental Nuclear Reactor

NERS researchers Professor Brendan Kochunas and Dr. Yuxuan Liu have created a free online learning resource for those wanting to learn how to do engineering analysis for a nuclear reactor fuel element with ANSYS.

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NERS students win a student-led competition, acquire seed funding to develop proposal for pulsed-power and nuclear fusion facility

The work of Akash Shah and Brendan Sporer will support pulsed-power-driven fusion research, fusion-enabling technologies, and fundamental science pursuits.

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A Prequel to “A Step-by-Step Guide to Nuclear Innovation Policy.”

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New Conceptual Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Simulation and Design

NERS Master’s student O Hwang Kwon’s research relating to the feasibility of a new conceptual molten salt reactor is aimed at improving safety and efficiency.

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Imaging of gamma rays and fast neutrons using a dual-particle imaging system

NERS Ph.D. student Ricardo Lopez’s research using the dual-particle imaging system developed at U-M to help in localizing the source of emission of majority of radioactive materials.

NERS Professor Brendan Kochunas honored with faculty development professorship

The Charles and Elizabeth Schrock Faculty Development Professorship is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to teaching and research.

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