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The Radiation Laboratory fosters interdisciplinary academic activity
to support faculty and student research for UML and the entire UMASS
system. The laboratory supports existing UML degree programs in
sciences, engineering, and other disciplines through faculty and
student research, academic course use, student work-study, and student
tours. The laboratory is typically used annually by six UML departments
and in over 13 courses.
Outreach
One of the most successful educational endeavors at the laboratory
is an outreach program sponsored by the Department of Energy. This
program, which started at the University in 1985, is popular with
area schools, grades 7 through 12. The goal of this program is two-fold:
to motivate student interest in
nuclear science and technology, and to utilize the reactor
facilities to expand education and outreach opportunities. The program is comprehensive
in that it includes lectures, hands-on experiments and tours of
the laboratory. Students and teachers may also participate via interactive
two-way cable and satellite television. The lectures cover topics
on basic radiation physics, the uses of radiation, and nuclear technologies
in general.
Distance
Education
By taking full advantage of digital data acquisition and control
systems in use at the laboratory, remote access to experimental
facilities is now possible. Digital neutron radiography can be performed
and viewed remotely, for use as both a teaching and research tool.
Another
unique capability is a link to real-time and archived data from
the UML research reactor. Professor John White has established a
website (nuclear101.com)
to serve as an educational resource for students, instructors, and
working professionals interested in the nuclear engineering field.
The primary focus is on reactor physics, operations, and the modeling
and analysis of nuclear systems. The accessible measured data (power
level, flow rate, various temperatures, etc.) allows the illustration
of many basic concepts needed in the design and operation of any
nuclear system.
Tours
Tours of the laboratory may be arranged for during the daytime on
weekdays, only by request in advance.
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