U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education

Status and Prospects

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309042802
eISBN Pdf: 9780309536776
Lloc de publicació: United States
Any de publicació digital: 1990
Mes: Gener
Pàgines: 178
DDC: 607
Idioma: Anglés

Descripció

Given current downward trends in graduate and undergraduate enrollment in the nuclear engineering curriculum, there is a fundamental concern that there will not be enough nuclear engineering graduates available to meet future needs. This book characterizes the status of nuclear engineering education in the United States, estimates the supply and demand for nuclear engineers—both graduate and undergraduate—over the next 5 to 20 years, addresses the range of material that the nuclear engineering curriculum should cover and how it should relate to allied disciplines, and recommends actions to help ensure that the nation's needs for competent graduate and undergraduate nuclear engineers can be met.

U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education: Status and Prospects
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Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
- BACKGROUND
- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
  - Nuclear Engineering as a Separate Discipline
  - Status of Nuclear Engineering Education
  - Supply and Demand
  - Training and Education for Future Needs
- RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Responsibilities of the Federal Government
  - Responsibilities of Industry
  - Responsibilities of Universities
1 Introduction
- STUDY GENESIS AND BACKGROUND
- SCOPE AND TASKS OF THE STUDY
- ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY AND REPORT
2 The Evolution of Nuclear Technology and the Nuclear Engineering Profession
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
- THE EVOLUTION OF THE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PROFESSION
- THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL SOCIETIES
- SUMMARY
3 The Nuclear Engineering Job Market
- INTRODUCTION
- EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- EMPLOYMENT FORECAST
  - The Department of Energy and Its Contractors
  - Other Government Agencies and Contractors
  - Civilian Nuclear Power Industry
  - Consolidated Employment Forecast
  - Ph.D. Employment
- PROJECTED DEMAND FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERS
  - The Department of Energy and Its Contractors
  - Other Government Agencies and Contractors
  - Civilian Nuclear Power Industry
  - Consolidated Demand Forecast
- FINDINGS
4 The Status of U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education
- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING FACULTY
  - Age Distribution and Experience
    - Comparison With Other Disciplines
  - Faculty Research Interests
- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT AND DEGREE TRENDS
  - Undergraduate Programs
    - Undergraduate Enrollments
    - Undergraduate Degree Awards
    - Employment of B.S. Graduates in Nuclear Engineering
    - Capacity of Undergraduate Programs
  - Graduate Programs
    - Graduate Enrollments
    - Graduate Degree Awards
    - Employment of M.S. and Ph.D. Nuclear Engineers
    - Capacity of Graduate Programs
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT
- UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
- THE GRADUATE CURRICULUM
- STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS
- UNIVERSITY REACTORS
- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AS A SEPARATE DISCIPLINE
- INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
  - Specialization
- FINDINGS
5 Outlook for Supply of Nuclear Engineers
- DEGREE TRENDS FOR ALL FIELDS AND QUANTITATIVE FIELDS
- DEGREE TRENDS IN ENGINEERING AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- DEGREE TRENDS BY GENDER, RACE, AND ETHNICITY
  - Degree Trends for Women
  - Degree Trends by Race and Ethnicity
  - Summary
- TRENDS IN SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST SCORES
- PROJECTIONS OF THE SIZE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMPLETION RATES OF YOUTH COHORTS
- BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- FINDINGS
6 Implications of Future Demand for Nuclear Engineering Education
- NEEDED CHANGES IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
- NEEDED CHANGES IN THE GRADUATE CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- UNIVERSITY REACTORS
- THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY
- FINDINGS
7 Summary and Recommendations
- STATUS OF U.S. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- EDUCATION FOR FUTURE NEEDS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Responsibilities of the Federal Government
  - Responsibilities of Industry
  - Responsibilities of Universities
Appendix A Statement of Task
Appendix B Biographical Sketches Committee on Nuclear Engineering Education
Appendix C Committee Meetings and Briefings to the Committee
Appendix D Acknowledgment of data Sources
- FEDERAL AGENCIES
- MANUFACTURERS
- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING FIRMS
- ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
- LABORATORIES
- NATIONAL LABORATORIES
- GOVERNMENT
- UTILITIES
- VENDORS AND CONSULTANTS
- UNIVERSITIES
Appendix E Assumptions and Forecasting Model for Estimating Projected Demand and Employment
- OVERVIEW
- INFORMATION ON NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EXIT RATES AND JOB OPENINGS FOR NEW GRADUATES
  - A. Exit Rate Information
  - B. Job Openings for New Graduates
- REFERENCES
Appendix F Additional Data on Nuclear Engineering Supply Trends and Curriculum
Appendix G The Committee's Questionnaire to Nuclear Engineering Departments
References and Bibliography