Tag: nuclear engineering
Knowledge of nuclear power propels UMR students
The University of Missouri-Rolla has more National Academy for Nuclear Training (NANT) scholars than any other university in the nation.
Read More »UMR graduate student: Salt could cool cores of advanced nuclear reactors
The water in a conventional nuclear reactor cools the core, but a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla says salt would be a better alternative in some advanced reactor designs.
Read More »UMR student to present nuclear waste research at conference in Stockholm
When it comes to the daunting task of storing large quantities of nuclear waste in the United States, there are a lot of major stakeholders. Scott Spychala, a nuclear engineering major at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is trying to help those stakeholders work together more efficiently.
Read More »U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.
Read More »Grant gives Lincoln students nuclear engineering options through UMR
The Department of Energy is supporting a University of Missouri-Rolla plan to cultivate nuclear engineering students at Lincoln University. The DOE announced Dec. 7 that it has awarded UMR a $375,000 grant to foster the partnership with Lincoln, a minority-serving higher education institution in Jefferson City, Mo.
Read More »Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’
A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.
Read More »Energy crunch fuels demand for nuclear engineers
Just as interest in nuclear power may be reviving, the nation will be running low on the nuclear engineers needed to keep reactors running.
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