Seungjin Kim, the Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NEAC).

Distinguished members from nuclear engineering industry, national laboratories, government, and academia recently met as selected members of the School of Nuclear Engineering Advisory Board. The board directly impacts the success of our educational and research programs and is one of the most important committees for the School. We are extremely thankful to our members for their guidance for the continued success of our programs.

With the University’s launch of Purdue Global and the growing trend in online course offerings, the School of Nuclear Engineering has established its first online nuclear engineering course, NUCL 501.

During the 2017-18 academic year, 11 alumni of the School of Nuclear Engineering who have forged successful careers in the nuclear industry, national labs, government, and academia visited campus to talk with students during a weekly seminar series.

The School of Nuclear Engineering is pleased to announce Assistant Professor Robert Bean as the recipient of the 2018 Best Teacher Award.

Drew Ryan, an undergraduate student in the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University, has been awarded a Rickover Fellowship from the Naval Reactors Division of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This opportunity is considered as one of the most prestigious fellowships in the nation, awarded to top students pursuing a Ph.D. degree in nuclear engineering.

Nuclear Engineering Assistant Professor, Allen Garner, in collaboration with Professor Wenzhuo Wu (Industrial Engineering, Purdue University), the University of Michigan, and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), received a 3-year, $559,000 project from the Office of Naval Research entitled “Novel High Power Microwave System Designs using Nonlinear Transmission Lines.”

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Nuclear Engineering Assistant Professor, Janelle Wharry a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant.

School of Nuclear Engineering Associate Professor, Gennady Miloshevsky received a three-year $450,000 grant with an optional extension of two additional years from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, a unit within the U.S. Department of Defense.

Nuclear Engineering Assistant Professor, Allen Garner received a three-year, $509,000 project from the Office of Naval Research entitled “Nanoscale Effects on Gas Breakdown and Electron Emission.”