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    Model Fitting to Data - Scaling x Values & Shifting Parameters

    I have some (x,y) data with x in the range of 1e10 and 1e13, y is between 0 and 1. I am fitting this data using several theoretical models to gain an understanding of underlying mechanisms (by which model fits best). Using NonlinearModelFit in Mathematica, I get memory failures and cannot...
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    International Nuclear Engineering Internships

    You are basically saying you are interested in all of nuclear engineering... I got a bachelor's and master's from U of M NERS, and am doing a PhD there in MS&E (still doing radiation damage but the department I like better). The professors there study very specific aspects of the field, so I...
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    Programs Nuclear Engineering - PhD or leave with MS

    Thanks for the responses. Perhaps I should contact these companies and ask them what they look for for these positions. Is it true for this field, that those with a PhD might be considered "overqualified" for one of these positions? Will opportunities in the nuclear materials sects of companies...
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    Programs Nuclear Engineering - PhD or leave with MS

    270 views and no thoughts?
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    Programs Nuclear Engineering - PhD or leave with MS

    I have just finished my first year in a Nuclear Engineering PhD program at a top ranked university. My undergrad was also in NE. I am studying nuclear materials, as in fuel cladding and core structural materials, and I plan on starting a career in the subject. I am now questioning my PhD and...
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    International Nuclear Engineering Internships

    Hey everyone, I will be graduating from the Nuclear Engineering program at the University of Michigan in a few months, and will be starting a PhD here next year. This summer, I would like to kill 3 birds with one stone: to travel, to gain experience in the field, and to get paid at least...
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    Programs Nuclear Engineering B.S/M.S to Nuclear Physics PhD?

    I am getting a BS in nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan. I went to MSU to talk to some people about applying to a PhD in nuclear physics. Here's the story: I am basically a year behind in physics to all other applicants (almost all are physics majors). The remedy would be to...
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    Programs Nuclear Engineering PhD (related to reactors)

    Hey everybody. This message is for engineers and scientists in and around the reactor field. I would like to gain a better understanding of what a PhD would really be like, the likelihood of acceptance, and what jobs it would entitle me to that I could not obtain with only a masters. I will...