Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience at operating nuclear reactors through course work and through part-time work at the UMass Lowell Research Reactor and through cooperative education and summer work at nuclear power reactors and nuclear engineering firms. Students can study to take the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License examination and become a federally licensed reactor operator at the UML research reactor. Cooperative education appointments and summer internships are available for students to work at a power reactor such as Seabrook Station and at other local companies involved in nuclear related operations and support.
Students interested in the nuclear field are encouraged to join the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). This entitles them to receive the journal Nuclear News and to attend regional and national meetings and to otherwise participate with other nuclear engineering students around the country. A local chapter of the Nuclear Engineering Honor Society, Alpha Nu Sigma, is open to qualified students. In addition students are encouraged to attend American Nuclear Society local and national meetings.
Both faculty and students participate in the annual ANS Regional Student Conference. UMass Lowell students attend and typically present papers based on their research, in competition with their peers at other schools. In recent years, the University has taken several awards for “best paper” in a session. There is financial support for students to participate in these professional development activities.
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