VCU Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Gary Tepper Professor and Interim Chairman January 13, 2011

VCU: Virginia’s Largest, Most Comprehensive University

Top Left: Engineering East Hall, opened January 2008, shared building with School of Business Bottom Right: Engineering West Hall, built 1998 Engineering + Business Engineering + Medicine School of Engineering

VCU Engineering Majors Mechanical Biomedical Computer Science Electrical/Computer Chemical Nuclear

Newest Addition: Health and Life Sciences Institute Nanomaterials Characterization Center (NCC)

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Quick Facts Faculty: 19 Undergraduate Students: 420 Graduate Students: 61 Research Expenditures: 1.2 Million

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Degree Programs B.S. in Mechanical Engineering - 4-year, ABET accredited program - Includes new major concentration in Nuclear Engineering M.S. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. in Engineering (Nuclear Engineering Track)

Undergraduate Enrollment Freshman Sophomores Juniors Seniors Nuclear program initiated Fall 2009

Mechanical/Nuclear Core Graduate Courses Core AreasCourses Dynamic Systems and ControlsEGRM 515 – Vibrations EGRM 525 – Feedback Control Mechanics and MaterialsEGRM 510 – Solid Mechanics & Material Behavior EGRM 609 – Advanced Materials Thermal Fluid SciencesEGRM 561 – Advanced Fluid Mechanics EGRM 602 – Convective Heat Transfer Nuclear EngineeringEGRN 620 – Reactor Theory 1 EGRN 630 – Nuclear Power Plants 1 EGRN 640 – Nuclear Safety 1 EGRN 650 – Nuclear Radiation and Shielding 1 Students without an undergraduate degree or minor in nuclear engineering must take EGRN 610 Topics in Nuclear Engineering as a pre-requisite to the 600-level nuclear courses. All students must take Advanced Engineering Mathematics

Outreach Activities “The Science of Nuclear Energy and Radiation” Annual 4-day Workshop for Science Teachers Host: VCU School of Engineering Enrollment – 26 teachers Dates: 7/20/2010 – 7/24/2010 Topics:Radiation: Basics, Biological Effects, Beneficial uses Nuclear Energy and Technology Nuclear Power Plant Basics and Safety Radiation Detection Organizers: VA-ANS HPS NA-YGN WIN-LC “Short Course on Probabilistic Risk Assessment” Delivered for the first time in May, 2010.

VCU Nuclear Engineering Faculty Dr. Ross Anderson, Associate Professor PhD in Nuclear Engineering from UVa Specialization: Probabilistic Risk Assessment Dr. Brian Hinderliter, Associate Professor PhD, Materials Science, University of Virginia Specialization: Materials, Radiation Safety and Shielding Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Associate Professor and Director of Nuclear Engineering PhD, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Specialization, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Power Generation Dr. Gary Tepper, Professor and Interim Chairman PhD, Engineering Physics, University of California at San Diego Specialization, Radiation Detection and Measurement Currently searching for another full-time nuclear engineering faculty member

Federal Funding of VCU Nuclear Engineering NRC: Faculty Development Grant (Initiated Summer 2010) For the recruitment, development and retention of tenure track nuclear engineering faculty members NRC: Curriculum Development Grant Nuclear Measurements Laboratory (Initiated Summer 2010) Collaborative grant with VCU Health Physics graduate program (Siebers PI) Undergraduate Concentrations (Initiated in 2008)