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No. 6
overall ranking among graduate nuclear engineering programs in the nation
U.S. News & World Report, 2025 Rankings
Nuclear-Powered UIUC
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is working to bring a microreactor to campus for research and educational purposes.
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Featured Faculty
Jianqi Xi
Assistant Professor
Dr. Xi's research interests include synergistic effects of radiation and corrosion on structural materials; chemical degradation of claddings in corrosive environments (e.g., molten salt, high-temperature water, and air); multiscale modeling of microstructure evolutions of materials under irradiation; and data-driven/ML material design with desirable radiation/corrosion-resistant properties.