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The Major: Nuclear and radiological engineering ranges from the use of radiation in medicine for treatment and diagnostics; the design, development and operation of nuclear power systems; numeric simulation of nuclear systems; health physics/radiation protection; biomedical engineering, especially in the area of radiation imaging; nondestructive examination of materials and structures using radiation techniques; nuclear energy for space power and propulsion; and using radiation in food processing and industrial process and manufacturing control.

The choice of electives allows emphasis in nuclear power engineering, health physics, engineering physics, nuclear instrumentation, radioisotope applications, radiation imaging, medical treatment and scientific computing.

A full complement of experimental facilities is available, including a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory, a higher performance PC lab with multiple terminals and PCs and interface capability to the college network and the main university computing facility, a particle transport and a distributed computing lab for nuclear systems simulations. The department also has robotic research facilities and specialized nuclear instrumentation.

Students begin M.E. or M.S course work in the senior year and can double-count up to 12 credits of specific ENU course work for both degrees. The M.S./M.E. degree can be completed within two or three semesters after completion of the bachelor’s degree. Seniors admitted to the program will be classified as 7EG and are eligible for teaching or research assistantships.

Admission requirements include a junior-/senior-level GPA of at least 3.3, admission to the Graduate School, completion of 96 undergraduate credits toward the B.S. in nuclear and radiological engineering or at least 35 credits at UF toward this degree, and approvals of the department, the college and the Graduate School.

Engineering Science and Technical Electives: Students should concentrate several electives in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study. These electives, chosen with an adviser, allow option area specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and biological systems.

The department will provide quality education and conduct nationally recognized research in nuclear and radiological engineering to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.

The department’s primary goal is to educate nuclear and radiological engineering professionals to benefit society in the release, control and safe utilization of nuclear energy, radiation and radioactivity.

• To provide the ability to apply advanced mathematics, computational skills, science and engineering science, including atomic and nuclear physics, to identify, formulate, analyze and solve nuclear and radiological engineering problems,
• To develop knowledge of the fundamentals of radiation transport, interactions, detection and numerical simulation with the principles required for the analysis, design and safe operation of radiation producing and using equipment and systems,
• To design and conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data using current experimental, data acquisition and data analysis techniques, and
• To communicate effectively, work collaboratively and understand the professional and ethical responsibilities and the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and economic context to facilitate pursuit of successful, productive careers.

To remain ‘on track’ for this major a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical-tracking courses are bold.

• 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
• 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
• Complete 1 of 8 tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts (CHM 2045, CHM 2046 or approved biological science course, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049)

• Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts

• Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts

• Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts

• Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C in each course within 2 attempts

* Complete ENC 2210 with a C or better.

** All nuclear engineering and nuclear engineering sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.

† Six elective credits will comprise an engineering specialty: materials, electrical circuits, electronics, thermodynamics, heat and mass flow, computer sciences, engineering sciences, environmental engineering, or bio-engineering. A recommended computer science sequence would be COP 3530 and either CAP 4700 or CAP 4410. Specialty area electives must be approved by a departmental adviser.

†† All electives must be approved by a departmental adviser. At least three credits of the engineering science and design or technical electives must include non-required 4000- or 5000-level ENU courses.