The nuclear engineering program (NEP) at Virginia Tech is a multi-disciplinary program with activities in nuclear power, nuclear nonproliferation and security, radiation therapy and diagnostics, and nuclear policy. NEP offers degrees at two campuses including Blacksburg and National Capital Region (NCR).
Academics
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Doctorate Program (Ph.D)
Students can register in the PhD Program at either Blacksburg or Greater Washington DC Area Campus. For a quick review of the PhD Program,…
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Master of Science (M.S.)
Students can register in the M.S. Program at either Blacksburg or Greater Washington DC Area Campus. For a quick review of the M.S.…
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Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
The M.Eng. degree requires completing a 30-credit-hour program subject to the following requirements. A cumulative GPA of 3.0…
Groups
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Virginia Tech Transport Theory Group (VT3G)
The Virginia Tech Transport Theory Group (VT3G), led by Dr. Alireza Haghighat, is engaged in the development of hybrid,…
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Multi-phase Flow and Thermal-hydraulics Lab (MFTL)
The laboratory, led by Dr. Yang Liu performs experimental and computational studies on various multiphase flow and…
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Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Center (NMFC)
The Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Center (NMFC) is one of the key research laboratories of the Nuclear Engineering…
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Computational and Experimental Laboratory for Heterostructures and Interfaces in Nanomaterials
This laboratory is directed by Dr. Celine Hin. To learn more about activities of this laboratory, click here.
Events & News
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December 05, 2025
Dr. Mouna Saoudi, Senior Materials Scientist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), will give a talk entitled "Advances in Thermophysical Properties Determination of Molten Salts and an Overview of Fuel Salt Synthesis and Characterization Strategies"
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November 21, 2025
Dr. Naren Ramakrishnan, Thomas L. Phillips Professor of Engineering, Director of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics VT, will give a talk entitled "Neural ODEs and their Applications in Scientific Machine Learning"
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November 14, 2025
Dr. Jinsuo Zhang, Prof. of Nuclear Engineering, VT, will give a talk entitled "Fuel-Cladding Chemical Interactions: Mechanisms and Mitigation"