nuclear engineering grad school advice and future

varun.kalra13

I am from India and i have a bachelors in mechanical engineering. I have recently given my GRE and TOEFL with scores of 313/340 (161-quant & 152-verbal & 3.5-AWA) in gre & 110/120 in TOEFL. I am planning for MS and probably PHD in nuclear engineering. I am not interested in either hydraulics or computational work. I have an inclination for materials, reactor designs and fusion technology and even waste treatment and disposal. Also, i have a problem of color blindness and that has caused a lot of problem for me to get a job in India after my mechanical engineering. I was wondering if this is going to cause a problem for me in the future after getting an MS or PHD in US.
Also here is a list of colleges that i am considering for further studies:-
university of Michigan, ann arbor
texas A&M, college station,
university of california, Berkeley
pennsylvania state university,
georgia institute of technology,
north carolina state
university of wisconsin, madison
also,
outside USA:-
ETH & EPFL, Switzerland

PS- please suggest the best college for me out of these or any others through the points of knowledge and job guarantee after the course.

nukapprentice

If you're looking for a materials program in nuclear engineering then I STRONGLY suggest you take a look at the nuclear fuel and material research projects website ([url]http://allen.neep.wisc.edu/site/) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They have an excellent materials group which does many projects on applications to the nuclear field. They also have outstanding professors there who are very good mentors. In addition, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked 3rd in research expenditures in the U.S., which is not too shabby.

varun.kalra13

This is awesome. The website is very helpful. However, i recently heard that Wisconsin was good for hydraulics and plasma research and i'm not sure about its international students' intake.

NuclearVision

North Carolina state has excellent faculty in Plasma physics/ fusion technology. Also they are expanding their nuclear materials faculty. I got my MS from there and they do cater to people from other disciplines; the even have a course for people with non-nuclear bachelors degree holders.

varun.kalra13

thanx for the reply. I would be applying to North Carolina state as i have a great interest in the fusion technology. Can comment on the placement cell of North Carolina state ?
Are there any opportunities for International students to work in US after completing their MS in Nuclear engineering ?

NuclearVision

Raleigh is a really nice smaller city with lots to do. It is also about 3 hours from the ocean and the mountains (in opposite directions) Duke energy has a presence in Raleigh and is headquartered in Charlotte (NC) so there are good job opportunities. Also GE has fuel fabrication in Wilmington (NC).

varun.kalra13

Thanx for the big help, bro.. .

varun.kalra13

How is the MS(nuclear) + MBA dual degree program offered by University of Tennessee, Knoxville ?? What is the future scope after the program ?

Thermalne

Not many students do it. The few who I met who do it are funding themselves since there isn't much time to do research/TA between the two degrees. I'd recommend staying away from it and just go for Masters and/or PhD in Nuclear Engineering at UTK.

Also, the scope of the industry in terms of jobs? Can you clarify that question?