Investing in the next generation of nuclear energy leaders and advancing university-led nuclear innovation is vital to fulfilling the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) mission. This is accomplished primarily through NE’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), which was created in 2009 to consolidate university support under one initiative and better integrate university research within NE’s technical programs. NEUP engages U.S. colleges and universities to conduct research and development (R&D), enhance infrastructure, and support student education, thereby helping to sustain a world-class nuclear energy and workforce capability.

The program’s goal is to support outstanding, cutting-edge, and innovative research at U.S. universities through the following:

  • Administering NEUP R&D awards to support NE’s goal of integrating R&D at universities, national laboratories, and industry to revitalize nuclear education and support NE’s R&D program objectives as defined in the NE R&D Roadmap through Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) awards.
  • Attracting the brightest students to the nuclear professions and supporting the nation’s intellectual capital in nuclear energy-related engineering and relevant nuclear science, such as health physics, nuclear materials science, radiochemistry, and applied nuclear physics through scholarships and fellowships awards.
  • Improving relevant university and college infrastructure for conducting nuclear energy-related R&D and educating students through infrastructure awards.

Additional information can be found at the NEUP site.

NEUP STAFF

Team Lead: Aaron Gravelle
Aaron.Gravelle@nuclear.energy.gov
301-903-7991

Integration Office Director: John Gilligan, Ph.D.
gilligan@ncsu.edu
919-513-7144

Integration Office Program Manager: Drew Thomas
Drew.Thomas@inl.gov
208-526-1602

EVENTS

CINR Informational Webinar

The focus of this webinar will be to discuss upcoming funding opportunities for research projects and infrastructure support awards. For detailed information and updates, visit the NEUP site.

Related Documents

Documents of interest can be found at the NEUP site.