Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Sustainable energy solutions, nuclear security and nonproliferation, plasmas for water treatment, the country’s most powerful laser, and more.
#1
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.
6:1
Undergraduate to Faculty Ratio
Most of our undergrads are actively involved in research and have co-authored papers in scientific journals.
$37.4m
2024 Research
Funding
Research opportunities abound for our undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.
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Ricardo Lopez wins award for augmented reality visualization for nuclear inspections paper
The NERS graduate student was given the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division award at the 2024 Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Conference.
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Ikhwan Khaleb presents paper at ICONE in Prague
The recent NERS Master’s graduate presented his paper, “CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer in Molten Salt Fuel Chambers of The Wielenga Innovation Static Salt Reactor.”
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Teaching wicked problems in nuclear technology, policy, and society
Nuclear Technology, Policy, and Society (NERS 490) gives students the skills needed to address some of the field’s most challenging issues.
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Integrating creativity and science at NERS
Through several initiatives, NERS is actively harmonizing artistic expression into our scientific environment.
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Your donation will help train the next generation of nuclear engineers, and radiological and plasma scientists.
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About the Field
What can you study at NERS? Nuclear engineering goes well beyond nuclear power.