Nuclear Engineering
The Nuclear Engineering program strives to maintain faculty, curriculum, and supporting facilities that facilitate excellence in undergraduate teaching. The Nuclear Engineering program supports the Academy's mission by providing midshipmen with a broad education in nuclear engineering subjects and a knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enhance their ability to understand and design naval systems and to supervise the operation of these systems. The program instills in its graduates a desire to maintain high ethical and professional standards and prepares them for continued success in naval service, professional training programs, graduate studies, and/or engineering careers.
The Nuclear Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Nuclear, Radiological, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Within a few years (3-5 years) of graduation, we want our graduates to have:
- Attained warfare qualification.
- Successfully served in leadership positions in a technically complex environment typical of the Naval services.
Within five to nine years after graduation, we want our graduates to have:
- Pursued graduate studies and/or other forms of continuing education and certification required for their professional development.
- Managed technical projects to successful completion, demonstrating knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enable competence as engineers and leaders who significantly contribute to overall mission effectiveness.
The Nuclear Engineering program is currently following the ABET program curricular outcomes of Criterion 3 (1-7) as our student outcomes.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Major Matrix
Nuclear Engineering Program
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours* | PDF Summary | Course Director |
| EM215 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering | 1 - 4 - 3 |  |
Prof. Jim Cowart |
| ER301 | Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Mark Murray |
| EM319 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Patrick Caton |
| ER362 | Reactor Physics | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Asst. Prof. Marshall Millet |
| ER371 | Nuclear Plant Design | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
CAPT Stu Blair |
| EM324 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 - 2 - 4 | |
Prof Mark Murray |
| EM415 | Heat Transfer | 3 - 2 - 4 | |
Prof. Ralph Volino |
| EX401 | Interdiscip. Capstone Design I | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett |
| EX402 | Interdiscip. Capstone Design II | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett |
| ER468 | Nuclear Plant Engineering | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
CAPT Stu Blair |
| ER463 | Radiation Engineering | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
CAPT Brad Baker |
Electives List
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours* | PDF Summary | Course Director |
| EM420 | Project Management for Mechanical Engineers | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
LCDR John Joyce |
| EM423 | Mechanical Vibrations | 2-2-3 | |
Prof. Josh Radice |
| EM424 | Analytical Methods of Mechanics | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Assoc. Prof. John Burkhardt |
| EM433 | Computer Aided Manufacturing | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Richard Link |
| EM434 | Additive Manufacturing | 2-2-3 | |
CAPT Brad Baker |
| EM441 | Directed Energy | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Cody Brownell |
| EM444 | Solar Engineering | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Keith Lindler |
| EM447 | Wind and Current Energy | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Asst. Prof. Ethan Lust |
| EM451 | Design of Robotic Elements | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Stephen Graham |
| EM456 | Corrosion and Corrosion Control | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Michelle Koul |
| EM458 | Failure Analysis | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Joel Schubbe |
| EM461 | Engines: Principles, Design and Applications | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Jim Cowart |
| EM485F | Energy Analysis, Policy, and Security | 3-0-3 | |
Prof. Patric Caton |
| ER486A | Nuclear Weapons Effects | 3-0-3 | |
Assoc. Prof. Steve McHale |
| EM486H | Waste to Energy Conversion | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Patrick Caton |
| EM486B | Vehicle Dynamics | 2 - 2 - 3 | |
Prof. Len Hamilton |
| EM486H | Waste-to-Energy Conversion | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Patrick Caton |
| EX486B | Design and Analysis of Modern Weapons | 3 - 0 - 3 | |
Prof. Ken Conely |
