Nuclear engineering covers various research topics in a number of areas, including the application of radiation, radioactive materials and nuclear fission in nuclear power, nuclear medicine, radiation safety and environmental management.

Students in the Minor in Nuclear Engineering Program, with Faculty Advisor Vaibhav Sinha.

Department faculty have expertise in topics ranging from risk analysis and radiation science to instrumentation and waste management, and beyond. The department houses the Nuclear Engineering Program, one of its three graduate programs, which was ranked 12th in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

“The nuclear engineering minor was a natural outgrowth of our graduate program,” says Faculty Director of the Minor in Nuclear Engineering Vaibhav Sinha. “With the increasing demand by industry for students with general experience in nuclear engineering, we responded by developing this minor.”