The Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics (NEEP) within the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering is the home of two undergraduate degree programs (nuclear engineering, including an option in radiation sciences and a fusion plasma focus area; and engineering physics) and one graduate degree program (nuclear engineering and engineering physics). The department's faculty conducts research in diverse areas including nuclear systems engineering, nuclear and fusion materials, experimental plasma physics, plasma theory and computation, energy policy, and nuclear security. The graduate nuclear engineering program has consistently ranked in the top six nationally by the U.S. News and World Report.
Resources and Scholarships
Facilities
Facilities available for instruction and research include:
- University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor
- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Laboratories
- Instructional Computing Labs (in Computer Aided Engineering)
- Ion Beam Laboratory
- Nanomechanics Laboratory
- Plasma Physics Laboratories
- Superconductivity and Cryogenics Laboratories
Scholarships
For department and college-wide scholarship information, visit College of Engineering Scholarships.