Research Areas
The School of Nuclear Engineering conducts research supported by world-class faculty and unique facilities addressing challenges and opportunities in nuclear science, engineering and technology.
- AI/Machine Learning
- Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing
- Nuclear Fusion
- Nuclear Materials
- Nuclear Power Systems
- Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics
- Plasma Engineering & Science
- Radiation detection and instrumentation
- Reactor Physics
Research Laboratories/Facilities
- Applied Intelligent Systems Laboratory (AISL)
- Advanced Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (ART) Laboratory
- BioElectrics and ElectroPhysics (BEEP)
- Center for Intelligent Energy Systems (CiENS)
- Center for Materials Under Extreme Environment (CMUXE)
- Cybersecurity and Analytics for Industrial Control Systems (Cynics)
- Manufacturing for Extremes
- Metastable Fluid Research Laboratory (MFARL)
- Multiphase & Fuel Cell Research Laboratory
- Nuclear Energy Systems Transport Laboratory (NuEST lab)
- Nuclear Reactor Design and Simulation Laboratory
- Purdue University Multi-Dimensional Integral Test Assembly (PUMA)
- Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1)
- Thermal-Hydraulics and Reactor Safety Laboratory (TRSL)