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No. 6

overall ranking among graduate nuclear engineering programs in the nation
U.S. News & World Report, 2024 Rankings

Nuclear-Powered UIUC

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, working with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, is working on a project that would bring a microreactor to campus. 

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Illinois Plasma Institute leads new era of translational research

Combining the best of both worlds, IPI provides a space where forward-thinking industrial partners are able to pair their own research and development staff with academic researchers closer to the underlying science behind a new technology.

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Rizwan Uddin

Featured Faculty

Rizwan Uddin

Professor and Department Head

Professor Uddin heads the Virtual Education and Research Laboratory whose goals span research, teaching, service and outreach. From fundamental advances in numerical methods; advanced modeling and simulation of different aspects of scientific and engineering problems; to virtual, 3D models for training, education and outreach; the laboratory is focused on the development and use of new methods and tools to address fundamental scientific and applied engineering problems.