5 things freshmen can do if they’re interested in nuclear engineering

February 22, 2019 By Savanna Hoover

Savanna Hoover

Communications Specialist I

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1. Department Informational Saturday

Zachry Building — Zachry Engineering Education Complex | Image: Texas A&M Engineering

Department Informational Saturday is held once a semester by the Student Engineers' Council as a service to engineering students exploring departments during the entry-to-a-major process. The nuclear engineering sessions will be held in the Zachry Engineering Education Complex and will only be open to freshman engineering students.

2. Cookies with Advisors

Undergraduate Advisor Marna Stepan | Image: Savanna Hoover

Attend Cookies with Advisors on April 11 at 4 p.m. in the A.I. Engineering Building, room 111. Speaking with an advisor can illuminate new knowledge about the nuclear engineering discipline and answer vital questions. Students that are unable to attend can still meet with or email our undergraduate advisor, Marna Stepan.

3. Attend the Five Families Ice Cream Social

Ivey Wilson — American Nuclear Society group photo

According to Jack Wiley ’18, “Nuclear is impressive on the surface, and the deeper I get the more futuristic it still is. I like being at the center of innovation. I found my family here.” Part of this small family feel can be attributed to the five student organizations in our department: the American Nuclear Society, Women in Nuclear, the Health Physics Society, the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management and the Nuclear Engineering Student Advisory Council. The Five Families Ice Cream Social will be held on April 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the student lounge. The student lounge is located on the second floor of the A.I. Engineering building's annex.

4. Visit the Nuclear Science Center

The general public can schedule an appointment (one week in advance) with the Nuclear Science Center. There you will see the TRIGA reactor, a radioactive sample from Marie Curie and the construction of new laboratories.

5. Learn more about nuclear engineering

Read the news on nuclear engineering and explore our fact sheet, labs and YouTube channel before checking out the Nuclear Energy Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy.