Ncsu Nuclear Engineering

NC State Nuclear Engineering continues its traditional role in educational leadership and innovation. North Carolina State University’s pioneering experiment in nuclear education became the center of attention of the United States and the world. Authorization was gained from the North Carolina General Assembly to construct the Burlington Engineering Laboratories, which now house the department and the reactor. Co-op Experience: Engineering students can gain hands-on job experience while pursuing their degrees, and get paid for it, through the Cooperative Education Program. Donations help the NE department evolve and keep pace with the latest technology, while giving our students the skills, global awareness and sense of responsibility they need to make a difference in the world. Over the years, our program has sought to meet the needs of the time and to anticipate future developments. In 1950, Clifford Beck, then of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, obtained support from NC State’s Dean of Engineering, Harold Lampe, for the idea of building the nation’s 1st university nuclear reactor and establishing the 1st university nuclear engineering educational curriculum. Menius, Jr., Raymond Murray, Arthur Waltner, and Newton Underwood.