About the Department
Welcome from the Department Head

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Dr. Raymond Juzaitis,
Department Head
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Texas A&M University
3133 TAMU, 129F Zachry Engineering Center
College Station, TX 77843-3133
Phone: 979-845-4161
Fax: 979-845-6443
E-mail: rjuzaitis@tamu.edu

The Texas A&M Nuclear Engineering Department is the largest in the USA. We are ranked second nationally in undergraduate and third in graduate studies. Our students maintain one of the highest cumulative grade point averages on campus. And, we have one of the most internationally diverse student populations. Yet, with all this, we are a relatively small department in which students have easy access to the faculty. We are committed to maintaining a "family environment."

Our department is the only one in the country that offers accredited degree programs in both nuclear engineering and radiological health engineering. We offer seven degrees: B.S. degrees in nuclear engineering and radiological health engineering; M.S. degrees in nuclear engineering and health physics; M.Eng. degree in nuclear engineering; and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering (including radiological health engineering) and interdisciplinary engineering.

The Texas A&M Nuclear Engineering Department faculty has a wide spectrum of expertise and research interest. This includes reactor physics, heat transfer and fluid flow, computational methods, nuclear safety, probabilistic risk assessment, particle transport, aerosols, advanced fuel cycles, radiation dosimetry, medical radioisotopes, and radiation biology.

Texas A&M is the only university in the United States with two nuclear reactors: a 1 MW TRIGA research reactor and an AGN-201 low-power teaching reactor. In addition, we have seven accelerators (including a unique microbeam device for determining the response to ionizing radiation on a cell-by-cell basis), radiochemistry and thermal-hydraulics laboratories, and many, many more.

Nuclear Engineering graduates have a variety of career opportunities. We are proud of our "100% employment" record. Plus, Nuclear Engineering starting salaries are among the highest of any engineering discipline. Given our diversity of degrees and strong mix of technical disciplines, we will prepare you with the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed for the wide-ranging applications of nuclear science & technology in the new millennium.