U. S. Nuclear Engineering Education : Status and Prospects.

U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education: Status and Prospects -- Copyright -- 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.

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