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Providing education, research, problem-solving, and service in nuclear science and engineering
Faculty Position in Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, at the Assistant Professor level
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
All relevant information and applications are made through https://apply.interfolio.com/113653
Research
RadLab
The RadLab at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on research using radiation and radioactivity to improve security and quality of life.
Facilities
Reactor
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.
Research
Robotics
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.
News
September 11, 2020
NRE Faculty Join Multi-University Partnership to Design New Nuclear Research Reactor
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.
Research Updates
September 11, 2020
Ryan Lester
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.
