Laboratory, Nuclear Science and Technology Division, InternationalSafeguards Group. Instructors or mentors can use the NAT to teach students thefollowing concepts: • What facilities comprise the NFC? • What is the purpose of each NFC facility? • In what order do materials flow through the NFC? • What are some quantitative and qualitative methodologies for assessing PR? • What parameters are important for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Where can one find the pertinent data for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Is the PR value a static or dynamic variable? • What can be done to increase or decrease the PR of a NFC facility? • Which parameters most heavily affect the PR value? • What is ORIGEN
AC 2007-740: CONDUCTING FUEL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OFREACTIVITY LABORATORY VIA REMOTE CONNECTIONSteven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University of Texas, Dr. Biegalski has utilized his expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development and installation of environmental
2006-1228: THE PIPELINE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TO THE NATIONALLABORATORIESErich Schneider, University of Texas-AustinSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-AustinSteven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Page 11.1318.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Pipeline of Graduate Students to the National LaboratoriesAbstractIt is well know that the national laboratories are in a critical situation to recruit "newblood" into its aging workforce. Competition for highly qualified U.S. students comesfrom both industry and the national labs. In the past several years we have activelypursued a strong collaboration with Los Alamos, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Idaho
Paper ID #14182Application-based learning, a nuclear experimental laboratory in a field en-vironmentLt. Col. Robert Prins, United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Robert Prins is an assistant professor in the United States Military Academy Depart- ment of Physics and Nuclear Engineering. LTC Prins teaches both Radiation Shielding and Instrumenta- tion and Radiological Safety. LTC Prins’ role in the Army is that of a Nuclear Medical Science Officer.Prof. Bryndol A. Sones, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Bryndol Sones directs the Nuclear Engineering Program at West Point. He has a Ph.D. in Nu- clear Engineering from
AC 2007-480: A SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPE FOR UNIVERSITY/NATIONALLABORATORY RESEARCH COOPERATIONJames Tulenko, University of Florida James S. Tulenko, a professor in the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl, is also the Director of the Laboratory for Development of Advanced Nuclear Fuels and Materials. He was Chairman of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida for sixteen years. He is a Past President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Prior to his academic career, Professor Tulenko spent 23 years in the Nuclear Industry as Manager, Nuclear Fuel Engineering at Babcock and Wilcox; Manager
Design I Project Design IICollaboration with CAES and INL comes about in several fundamental ways. First, there will bea six-month “practicum” beginning the summer between the junior and senior years, which willinclude participation in major R&D projects at the INL, including a start on the required seniordesign project. Second, efforts are nearing completion to arrange the nuclear laboratory course tobe taught during the practicum period at certain of the unique INL nuclear test facilities. Third,special adjunct teaching arrangements are being made with INL/CAES researchers both to help Page 11.1248.3with the
2006-2354: BROADCASTING NUCLEAR ENGINEERING LABORATORIES -VIDEO AND DATA - IN REAL-TIME OVER THE INTERNETPrashant Jain, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignJames Stubbins, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRizwan Uddin, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 11.290.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Broadcasting Nuclear Engineering Laboratories—Video and Data—in Real- Time over the InternetAbstractA real time, distance lab module is developed and implemented in the Department of Nuclear,Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thisinternet based system allows remote personnel to
AC 2007-620: DEVELOPMENT OF A RADIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY FORTHE PRODUCTION OF TC-99M USING NEUTRON ACTIVATIONSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Sheldon Landsberger is the Coordinator of the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin and teaches a graduate course in Nuclear and Radiochemistry.Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-AustinPaul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State CollegeDan Dugan, Washington State UniversityJames Elliston, Washington State UniversityRoy Filby, Washigton State UniversityJeremy Lessman, Washington State UniversityAlena Paulenova, Oregon State University
AC 2007-3105: A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING THE NUCLEARFUEL CYCLEErich Schneider, Dr. Schneider received his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in 2002. During the final two years of his graduate study at Cornell, he held the position of Lecturer. From 2002-2006, he was a Technical Staff Member in the Nuclear Systems Design Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In January, 2006, Dr. Schneider joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He is affiliated with the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Graduate Program at that institution
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
their majority counterparts.Conclusions 1. The LND neutron fission chamber was tested and the spatial distribution of neutrons in Beam Port 3 of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory nuclear reactor and the neutron flux were determined. 2. This internship was successful with the two students being able to recruit more students to the radiochemistry program upon their return to their alma mater. The presence of the faculty member from the originating institution not only made this internship possible, it also had a direct effect on the quality of the work generated. This arrangement serves as a model, for both minority and majority institutions aiming to enrich the academic exposure of students in this field
directlyimpact the successful deployment of future nuclear energy capacity. Thus, using SCALE tosupplement nuclear engineering curricula provides an innovative approach to teaching appliedtopics involving engineering practices and advanced analysis methods.Introduction Reactor Physics and Criticality Safety are key elements of applied nuclear engineeringeducation and technology. Consequently, a thorough understanding of the underlyingfundamental principles that support these and several closely-related subjects are of paramountimportance to the instructional development of future generations of nuclear industryprofessionals. As a result of the evolution of calculation techniques and algorithms in many areasof nuclear engineering, most of the
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
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
been instrumental in acquiring, through various grants, computers, and software for the physics laboratory at FVSU. Some of his funded grant proposals are as follows: 1) Establishing a Nuclear Science and Engineering Minor at Fort Valley State University 2) Establishing an Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Research Laboratory at FVSU 3)Establishing an Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics Laboratory at Fort Valley State University 3) Computer-based Instrumentation Laboratory for Undergraduate Science and Mathematics Programs at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Fort Valley State University. 4) Developing an Undergraduate Minor in Computer-based Mea- surement and Instrumentation at Fort Valley State
addition, two of the senior students participated in a summer internshipthis summer at the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) with the University ofTexas at Austin. Two faculty members have also taken an intense two week laboratory trainingprogram at the same site. It is our intention to use the funds available from the three year NavalResearch grant to strengthen further this program through the following areas: 1. Undergraduate Scholarships 2. Travel (to attend/present at professional meetings) 3. Acquisition of additional equipment and supplies 4. Public relations to promote the programStudent scholarships are a cornerstone of our program. The vast majority of our students comefrom underprivileged backgrounds and
as part of their mission to prevent and track such events. In the 1990’sthe Department of Energy set up the Radiochemistry Research Award Program (REAP)to help universities develop more active educational and research opportunities in a widevariety of areas. In August 2005, the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at theUniversity of Texas received its second three-year REAP grant largely due to the successof both traditional radiochemistry and more advanced nuclear chemistry teaching andresearch. Increased interactions with national laboratories, placement of students inradiochemistry careers, and significant pedagogical improvements all contributed to thesecond REAP award.Educational ActivitiesThe cornerstone of the educational
engineering educa- tion.Prof. Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University Dr. Arora holds a B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. degree in Physics from University of Delhi, India, and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Physics from University of Delaware. Dr. Arora’s research interest is experimental atomic physics and he is well-versed in the use of the van de Graaff accelerator, scalars, MCAs, and other physics instrumentation. He has been instrumental in acquiring, through various grants, computers, and software for the physics laboratory at FVSU. Some of his funded grant proposals are as follows: 1) Establishing a Nuclear Science and Engineering Minor at Fort Valley State University 2) Establishing an Undergraduate STEM Teaching and
Engineering Teaching laboratory andespecially the TRIGA research reactor. The Institute will therefore serve its students intwo critical ways: it will expand their experiential knowledge base in ways not possible attheir home institutions, making them more attractive and accomplished candidates foremployment or graduate studies, and it will heighten student interest in, and awarenessof, careers within the nuclear industry where their talents are sorely needed.We view this aggressive program as the kick-off for a prestigious, recurring Institute thatwill serve a very large body of students who do not have access to facilities comparableto those of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory. In particular, we are excited toreach out to institutions
2006-993: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FORENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION / WASTE MANAGEMENTAdrian Miron, University of Cincinnati Dr. Adrian Miron received his B.S. and M.S. in Applied Physics from University of Bucharest and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Cincinnati (UC). He is a research professor within the Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering Department at UC, where he has developed and taught graduate core courses and has conducted research on various nuclear and radiological engineering topics. Dr. Miron also worked at Argonne National Laboratory in the Diagnostic and Control Group within the Nuclear Engineering Division, and collaborated
AC 2007-519: SITE ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATIONAdrian Miron, University of Cincinnati Dr. Adrian Miron received his B.S. and M.S. in Applied Physics from University of Bucharest and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Cincinnati (UC). He is a research professor within the Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering Department at UC, where he has developed and taught graduate core courses and has conducted research on various nuclear and radiological engineering topics. Previously, Dr. Miron worked at Argonne National Laboratory in the Diagnostic and Control Group within the Nuclear Engineering Division, and collaborated closely with the RESRAD team within
fulfill the academic needs of students enrolled in ABET accreditedbaccalaureate Nuclear Engineering Technology degree program. The manuscript also providesinformation regarding the methods used in these courses to assess students’ learning and presentsa comprehensive review of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the onlinecourses. Feedback from the students on teaching and learning in the online environment is alsoanalyzed and discussed. Finally, this paper explores successful strategies and the best practicesfor online education.IntroductionExcelsior College in Albany, New York, was founded in 1971 by the New York State Board ofRegents, and was originally known as Regents College. In 1998, it was granted a charter tooperate as a
applications. Prior to working for The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Foltz Biegalski utilized her expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development of software to analyze beta-gamma coincidence data from radioxenon monitoring systems.Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University
Paper ID #13923Reality in the Nuclear Industry: Augmented, Mixed and VirtualMiss Ya¨el-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, Elyape Consulting, LLLP.; The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Ya¨el-Alexandra J. Monereau was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.S. degree in con- struction management from Southern Polytechnic State University and since then she has taken leave from a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and is presently teaching at a Harmon STEM School in Tampa, FL. Recently, teaming up with Prewitt Solutions, LLC., Ya¨el hopes to help develop STEM education amongst the generations. From 2011 to 2013, she
AC 2007-623: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGUNDERGRADUATE DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN NUCLEAR ANDENERGY ENGINEERING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THEPERMIAN BASINSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin Sheldon Landsberger is Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab at the University of Texas at AustinJanet Ellzey, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Janet Ellzey is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department in the Thermal Fluids area.Brad Hull, University of Texas-Austin Brad Hull is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of TexasJessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin Jessica Rosinski is a junior in the
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
is an Academy Professor with the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering. He graduated from USMA in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He is an aviation officer who served in B Co., 3-23 Av Hunter Army Airfield, GA as a UH-60 helicopter flight platoon leader and an assistant battalion operations officer. LTC Allen served as a Company Commander for A Co. 78th Aviation Bn, Camp Zama, Japan. He earned a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from The University of Florida in 2003. He was an assistant professor in the West Point Department of Physics from 2003 – 2006 teaching core physics and nuclear engineering. After leaving the department, he served two years as a reactor
into the reactor pool, extract a suitable signal from this device,install it on the PULSTAR nuclear reactor and test its capabilities with regard to tracking thereactor power level. Instruction about the reactor and the optical and electronic aspects of thedesign are provided to students in a technical information session, as well as a project descriptionwrite-up. In 2005, there were thirteen four-person teams involved in this E101 design project.Related to this E101 class is an information session; students are required to visit threedepartments. Nuclear engineering sees ninety students on average. And, annually nuclearengineering faculty members teach at least two to three sessions of the class. The results of theseefforts have been a
and industry. A course structure and timeline is outlined andmapped to the proposed curricula and project development. Students in the program areadditionally mentored by DOE personnel to complete interdisciplinary research projects relevantin nuclear application areas.Background and MotivationThe idea of automating the multitude of hazardous tasks associated with all phases of the nuclearfuel cycle (whether it be weaponized or energy producing) is not a new one. The positive impactof successful automation for safety and security is clear, yet the few successes have been costlyand time consuming. A review (as examples, Y-121, LANL2, INL3, ORNL4, SNL5, 6, andAcademia7) of the multitude of projects teaches an important lesson. Automation in the
is a multifaceted research facility specializing in research related to the nuclear sciences. The facility houses unique ca- pabilities including the 1.1 MW Oregon State TRIGA Reactor (OSTR), gamma irradiator, thermal hy- draulics testing laboratories, radiochemistry laboratories, and extensive radiological spectral and counting equipment. His research focus includes neutron radiography, MCNP, and reactor dosimetry. He obtained a PhD from Colorado State University (1997) in Radiological Health Sciences and a BS from Oregon State University (1991) in General Science. He also holds a Senior Reactor Operating license for the OSTR. He is certified by the American Board of Health Physics and is a member of the