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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April 25, 2025
Miss Ridhita Borhan and Mr. Royvi Rafayet, Graduate students in Nuclear Engineering, VT, will give a talk entitled "The Three Mile Island Accident: Lessons and Legacy"
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April 11, 2025
Mrs. Elisa Calvo Tone,Director of Fuel New Business, Framatome Inc, North America and United Kingdom, will give a talk entitled "The vision for Nuclear Energy - Preparing for a more reliable energy landscape"
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April 04, 2025
Dr. Antonio Cammi, Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano, will give a talk entitled "Three Hot Topics in Nuclear Engineering: From Machine Learning-Aided Multiphysics to Schrödinger CFD and Photofission"