Welcome to the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program
The Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program (NRE) is seeking outstanding students. The NRE program is particularly interested in applicants with a strong background in engineering, physics, applied math, electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering. This is a small, dynamic graduate program within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Department is ranked among the top 10 graduate programs in the US by US News and World Report, and among the top ten programs nationally in terms of publications and citations per faculty member by the National Research Council.
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- Educate the next generation of leaders in nuclear science and engineering.
- Conduct leading research at the forefront of the national and international nuclear community.
- Apply nuclear technology for solving multidisciplinary problems.
- Provide service to the citizens of Texas, the United States and the international community.
Recognition Awards for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
On Friday, it was a “stop to smell the roses day”. Three of our graduate students and one undergraduate student received University of Texas and national recognition.
ME Student Receives Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Certificate
In our undergraduate program Lee Patterson (BS) in Mechanical Engineering is the first recipient of our Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Certificate. He has accepted a position in the Nuclear Navy to serve on a submarine.
2011 Graduates and Internships
This spring/summer semesters marks the graduation of several students: Joshua Peterson (PhD) starts his staff position at Oak Ridge National Lab; Greg Thoreson (PhD) starts his staff position at Sandia National Lab; Jordan Weaver (PhD) starts his post-doctoral position at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in nuclear forensics; and Anthony Scopatz (PHD) started his position at Enthought, an Austin Company involved in computing solutions.
Other Research Opportunities
Thermal/Fluids System
The Thermal/Fluids Systems Group, TFS, is a major technical area within the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin and there are close research collaborations in computational and experimental areas.
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Materials Engineering
The Materials Science and Engineering , MSE is a major technical area within the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin and there are close research collaborations in various research projects using the facilities at the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab. Visit Materials Engineering
Contact Information
Address:
University of Texas at Austin
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab
Pickle Research Campus, R-9000
Austin, Texas 78712
Nuclear & Radiation Engineering Academic Program
Dr. Sheldon Landsberger
s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-2467
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab
P. Mike Whaley
whaley@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-5373
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