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Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

Sustainable energy solutions, nuclear security and nonproliferation, plasmas for water treatment, the country’s most powerful laser, and more.

#1

The 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.

$31.6m

2023 Research
Funding

Research opportunities abound for our undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

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Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences go well beyond nuclear power.