Summer And Academic Year Undergraduate Research In Nuclear Engineering

Undergraduate research participation has become important in engineering and more so in Nuclear Engineering. There is a strong interest among faculty to seek interested undergraduate student participation in their research projects. The undergraduate research has often been used as a recruitment tool for graduate schools. The undergraduate research participation in general has benefitted both students and the faculty and has given rich experience to the graduate students and researchers who otherwise would not interact with undergraduate students. The Nuclear Engineering student groups are generally small and this interaction has more impact on student learning. The undergraduate research during summer and during academic year in nuclear engineering program is reviewed. Key lessons learnt by faculty and graduate students and feedback by undergraduate students are summarized in this paper.