Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shripad Revankar, Purdue University; Felix Mbuga, Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology,

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

13.1120.3Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)The SURF program was initiated in 2003 using a portion of an unrestricted gift from PurdueUniversity Alum. Purdue’s College of Engineering launched the program to meet the increasingneeds of academia and industry by providing a dedicated laboratory experience to strengthenintegrated, research-related, hands-on learning through discovery for participating students. Thegoal of the SURF program is to provide students across all engineering, science and technologydisciplines with an intensive research component that allows them to work closely with graduatestudents and professors in their respective schools.The Purdue SURF Program has the following features: (1) Paid, hands-on research under

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Engineering Science in 1960 and in Mechanical Engineering in1970, where it is currently administered. In August 1963, the TRIGA nuclear reactor wentcritical at 10kW using fuel loaned from the U.S. Government. In 1968, the power was upgradedto 250 kW and then upgraded again in 1992 to 1,100 kW at a different site; the NuclearEngineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL). Throughout its long history, the nuclear program hashad a commitment to educating the brightest students in the United States and abroad. Thisdedication which continually grows stronger now as the program has expanded to encompasshealth physics, radiation engineering, research reactor beam port experiments, radioactive wastemanagement and reactor and computational nuclear engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Elmira Popova, University of Texas; Kendra Foltz-Biegalski, University of Texas; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Krause, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

earliest known coursewas Nuclear Reactor Operation and Maintenance and was first offered in 1957. NuclearEngineering became an option in Engineering Science in 1960 and in Mechanical Engineering in1970, where it is currently administered. In August 1963, the TRIGA nuclear reactor wentcritical at 10kW using fuel loaned from the U.S. Government. In 1968, the power was upgradedto 250 kW and then upgraded again in 1992 to 1,100 kW at a different site; the NuclearEngineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL). Throughout its long history, the nuclear program hashad a commitment to educating the brightest students in the United States and abroad. Thisdedication which continually grows stronger now as the program has expanded to encompasshealth physics

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

become connected early on with departmentalresearch, and the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). A careerdevelopment series is provided in-house and through the University Career Services. Thissmaller session allows students follow-up time in a smaller setting (college-levelorientation serves 1400 students whereas department orientation serves 52). A facilitytour that connects future course work and technological application is provided – visits toresearch reactor, neutron activation analysis, radiation teaching laboratory, and plasmalaboratory. They also hear from current students about their experiences and suggestionsfor a “smoother” transition to university

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2008-657: TEACHING THE SN METHOD: ZERO TO INTERNATIONALBENCHMARK IN SIX WEEKSErich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Schneider is an Assistant Professor of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Since joining the UT faculty in 2006, Dr. Schneider has been active in the development of a modern nuclear energy systems analysis curriculum including courses in computational radiation transport and the nuclear fuel cycle. Prior to joining UT, Dr. Schneider was a Technical Staff Member in the Nuclear Systems Design group at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shripad Revankar, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

experimental runs (6) Introduction to special techniques as required for the experiments such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) (7) Laboratory note book entry (8) Weekly written reports on progressFor analytical and code modeling research work the following training and materials wereprovided (1) An computer account and access to the code usage (2) Reading material and (3) Topical presentations by undergraduates to demonstrate understanding of reading material (4) Research note book entry (5) Weekly reports on progressLaboratory experimental faculties included (1) Hydrolysis experimental facility that includes high pressure reactor chamber (15 MPa or 2000 psi max), precision