NEDHO urges Congress to provide funding for university nuclear programs

May 4, 2022, 12:00PMNuclear News

With the federal government’s fiscal year 2023 budget process under way, the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) has reached out to congressional appropriators with a letter urging support for the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy’s research programs.

University programs: The many areas of research

April 21, 2022, 4:09PMUpdated April 22, 2022, 10:03AMNuclear News

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to the universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

University profile: Abilene Christian University

April 21, 2022, 4:55PMNuclear News
The new Science and Engineering Research Center at Abilene Christian University (Photo: Abilene Christian University)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Abilene Christian University, in Abilene, Texas.

University profile: Georgia Institute of Technology

April 21, 2022, 4:55PMNuclear News
Prof. Anna Erickson and Ph.D. student Natalie Cannon discuss a radioxenon detection system with applications in nuclear treaty monitoring and molten salt reactor off-gas monitoring. (Photo: Georgia Tech)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Georgia.

University profile: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

April 21, 2022, 4:30PMNuclear News
A cutaway rendering of the MIT nuclear battery concept shows important components such as the instrumentation and control module, the reactor, and the power module. (Image: MIT)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

University profile: North Carolina State University

April 21, 2022, 4:27PMNuclear News
Dr. Igor Bolotnov in the D.H. Hill, Jr. Library Visualization Studio. (Photo: NC State)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

University profile: Ohio State University

April 21, 2022, 4:26PMNuclear News
Prof. Carol Smidts and her group working with the nuclear power plant simulator in Scott Lab at Ohio State. (Photo: OSU)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio.

University profile: Oregon State University

April 21, 2022, 4:25PMNuclear News
Oregon State University’s Advanced Nuclear Systems Engineering Laboratory. (Photo: Oregon State)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Oregon State University.

University profile: Pennsylvania State University

April 21, 2022, 4:24PMNuclear News
Students in the Nuclear Innovation Commons, designed to promote collaboration and innovation. (Photo: Penn State College of Engineering)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Pennsylvania State University's nuclear program, based in University Park, Pennsylvania.

University profile: Purdue University

April 21, 2022, 4:23PMNuclear News
Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1) is the first and only nuclear reactor operating in Indiana and the first and only facility to be licensed for a fully digital safety and control system. (Photo: Purdue)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana.

University profile: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

April 21, 2022, 4:21PMNuclear News
Nuclear engineering graduate students along the LINAC neutron beam line. (Photos: RPI)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, New York.

University profile: University of Massachusetts Lowell

April 21, 2022, 4:19PMNuclear News
Graduate students and young professionals from 25 countries have participated in the Intercontinental Nuclear Institute, a four-week summer fellowship training program cohosted by UML and the Czech Technical University in Prague, with support from the IAEA. (Photo: UML)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on University of Massachusetts Lowell, in Lowell, Massachusetts.

University profile: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

April 21, 2022, 4:18PMNuclear News
The HIDRA is currently used to study the way plasmas interact with the inside wall and materials of fusion devices. (Photo: Susan Mumm)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

University profile: University of Michigan

April 21, 2022, 4:17PMNuclear News
The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project building facade. (Photo: University of Michigan

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on University of Michigan.

University profile: University of New Mexico

April 21, 2022, 4:16PMNuclear News
Graduate student Phoenix Baldez hosts high school students in a nuclear engineering lab as part of Engineering for Us All (E4USA), a National Science Foundation–funded pilot program to bring engineering courses to high schools. (Photo: UNM)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on University of New Mexico.

University profile: University of South Carolina

April 21, 2022, 4:15PMNuclear News
A grad student prepares advanced nuclear fuel specimens for testing, including uranium silicide as an accident tolerant fuel for LWR and mixed uranium/refractory carbide fuels for nuclear thermal propulsion applications. (Photo: UofSC)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on the University of South Carolina.

University profile: University of Tennessee Knoxville

April 21, 2022, 4:14PMNuclear News
The new Zeanah Engineering Complex on UT–Knoxville's campus. (Photo: UT–Knoxville)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on the University of Tennessee–Knoxville.

University profile: University of Texas at Austin

April 21, 2022, 4:12PMNuclear News
UT–Austin faculty, staff, and students presented papers at the Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC) Conference in Kona, Hawaii, in 2018. (Photo: UT–Austin)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on the University of Texas at Austin.

University profile: University of Utah

April 21, 2022, 4:11PMNuclear News
The University of Utah is nestled along the Wasatch Mountain range in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on the University of Utah.

University profile: University of Wisconsin–Madison

April 21, 2022, 4:10PMNuclear News
A view into the UW–Madison nuclear reactor, which began operating in 1961. (Photo: UW–Madison)

Nuclear News reached out to the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization (NEDHO) to ask for assistance in connecting with nuclear engineering programs at U.S. universities. Our request to universities was to provide us with updates on their programs and to detail their areas of special interest.

NEDHO came through big time. As a result, 20 nuclear engineering programs answered the call. In this series of articles, we will take a close look at university programs around the United States. This time, the focus is on the University of Wisconsin–Madison.