Not exactly true. The school I go to partners with NCSU and UWM for the undergraduate nuclear engineering program. The big difference between the schools is the focus, Like I said NCSU is more reactor and fuel design. Not to say that they don't have some professors that do fusion research, it's just not what the school is known for. I'm actually heading to NCSU to finish up soon. The university of Wisconsin however has a graduate nuclear program that specifically focuses on fusion and designing fusion devices, I think MIT and Michigan have one also. Anyway if you want to design things go with engineering, plasma physics will give you the fundamental physics behind fusion but it won't teach you anything about designing things with that knowledge. Engineering will.FrancisClinton said:Thanks caldweab, but most nuclear engineering programs is concerned with both design of reactors and some amount of fusion research but the plasma physics program is concentrated only on the fusion research and not on design of reactors so i am confused to choose the correct one among the two programs.
Hard to tell without course descriptions. Although I have a good idea of what some of them are since I've taken them.FrancisClinton said:I am in India , in my country Indian Institute of technology,kanpur is a very good collegeThey offer course in Nuclear Engineering & technology .This is the list of courses offered in Nuclear Engineering & technology.A professor in this department is doing research in fusion.
The course work consists of a set of required courses covering the basic concepts of nuclear science and engineering, experimental techniques and a set of electives that may be taken from within or outside of the Programme. Some of the courses are listed below
NT 612 Reactor Physics
NT 602 Nuclear and Reactor Physics
NT 611 Nuclear Power Engineering I
NT 614 Nuclear Power Engineering II
NT 615 Nuclear Power Engineering III
NT 621 Nuclear Measurements Laboratory
NT 631 Neutron Transport Theory
NT 632 Radioisotope Application in Engineering
NT 633 Nuclear Fusion
NT 634 Nuclear Reaction and Interaction of Radiation with Matter
NT 641 Introduction to Computerized Tomography
NT 642 Nondestructive Evaluation
NT 651 Fast Reactor Technology
NT 652 Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Contents)
NT 661 Nuclear Reactor Safety
ME 681 Mathematical Methods in Engineering. Can you tell me whether this will be a good program for me ?
I have asked them to give the course contents ,once i got it, i will post in this thread.caldweab said:Hard to tell without course descriptions. Although I have a good idea of what some of them are since I've taken them.
I haven't done any fusion studies. I understand the basic concepts but I haven't done any in depth studiesFrancisClinton said:I have asked them to give the course contents ,once i got it, i will post in this thread.
Caldweab, can you give some tips to study about fusion .
Nuclear engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the application of nuclear reactions for various purposes such as energy production, medical imaging, and nuclear waste management.
Plasma physics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of plasma, which is a state of matter consisting of charged particles with no overall electrical charge.
Nuclear engineering and plasma physics are closely related, as both fields involve studying the behavior and interactions of particles and energy at the atomic and subatomic level. However, nuclear engineering specifically focuses on the use of nuclear reactions for practical applications, while plasma physics has a broader scope of studying all types of plasma.
One key difference between nuclear engineering and plasma physics is their practical applications. Nuclear engineering is primarily focused on the use of nuclear reactions for energy production, while plasma physics has a wider range of applications including fusion energy research, space propulsion, and material processing. Additionally, nuclear engineering requires a deep understanding of nuclear reactions, while plasma physics involves a broader range of topics including electromagnetism and fluid dynamics.
Both nuclear engineering and plasma physics offer promising career opportunities, but the demand for nuclear engineers is currently higher due to the increasing need for clean and sustainable energy sources. However, with advancements in plasma technology, there may be more opportunities in the future for those with a background in plasma physics.