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PhD Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States

Programme overview

The NERS graduate programme lets students focus on one of four areas: Fission Systems and Radiation Transport, Materials and Radiation Effects, Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion, or Radiation Measurements and Imaging, with optional specialization in scientific computing or mathematics.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences  |  Intake: Fall (PhD deadline December 15); Winter (October 1)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Students design their program with an advisor; PhD candidacy exams are area specific (for example NERS 441, 444, 462 for fission systems; NERS 471, 571, 572, 575 for plasmas), with graduate-level mathematics expected.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree in nuclear or a related engineering or scientific discipline (chemical, electrical or mechanical engineering, engineering physics, physics, chemistry, mathematics). Those without a nuclear degree should take atomic and nuclear physics (NERS 311-312 or equivalent) and advanced mathematics for engineers (Math 454 or equivalent). Required: academic statement of purpose, applied through Rackham; no minimum GPA, though admitted students average about 3.7. Application fee $75 domestic, $90 international. PhD deadline December 15.

Intake: Fall

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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