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• FY 09 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards
• FY 09 Trade School and Community College Grant Program Awards
• FY 09 Faculty Development Grant Program Awards
• FY 09 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards
• FY 08 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards
• FY 08 Trade School and Community College Grant Program Awards
• FY 08 Faculty Development Grant Program Awards
• FY 08 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards
• FY 07 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards
• FY 07 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards

For a visual representation of the FY 08 awards, please see our FY 08 Award Allocation Maps . For a visual representation of the FY 07 awards, please see our FY 07 Award Allocation Map .

FY09 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards

University	Amount	Title
Alabama A&M University	$100,000.00	Alabama A&M University Nuclear Education and Outreach Program (AAMU-NEOP) [Abstract ]
Alcorn State University	$100,000.00	Continuation of Helping the Start-Up of ASU-NNGP Applied Science Degree in Radiation Safety Education, Training, and Technology: A Collaboration Between Alcorn State University, Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station, Local Community Colleges, and the Surrounding School Systems [Abstract ]
Catholic Univiversity	$120,000.00	Development of Courses for a Master's Degree in Nuclear Environmental Protection [Abstract ]
Clemson University	$89,151.00	Development of Coupled Online and Hands-On Radiation Detection and Radiochemistry Laboratory Courses [Abstract ]
Duke University, Durham	$79,192.00	Development of Graduate and Professional Nuclear Safety Training Modules and Radiation Physics Laboratory Exercises - Year 3 [Abstract ]
Florence-Darlington Technical College	$125,000.00	Power Up – Construction and Maintenance of New and Aging Nuclear Power Plants in the Southeast [Abstract ]
Florida Memorial University	$125,000.00	The Expansion of the Nuclear Undergraduate Education Program and Infrastructure at Florida Memorial University by Course and Research Development in Radiobiology and Radiopharmacology [Abstract ]
Francis Marion University	$103,211.00	Improvements to the Health Physics Education Infrastructure at Francis Marion University [Abstract ]
Georgia Institute of Technology	$100,000.00	Materials Science for Advanced Nuclear Energy [Abstract ]
Howard University	$125,000.00	Develop and Conduct Teaching Workshops for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Serving Institutions in Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics [Abstract ]
Indian River State College	$150,000.00	Nuclear Power Plant Technician Program [Abstract ]
Louisiana State University	$150,000.00	Curriculum Development in Health Physics and Nuclear Engineering [Abstract ]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$125,000.00	The Impact of Human Activities on Radiation in the Environment and Exposure of the Public: Curriculum Development [Abstract ]
New Mexico State University	$100,000.00	Development of a Nuclear Education Program at New Mexico State University [Abstract ]
Polytechnic Institute of New York University	$94,995.00	An Interdisciplinary Minor in Nuclear Science and Engineering [Abstract ]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$140,000.00	Hands-On Nuclear Engineering Education – A New Integrated Course [Abstract ]
Rochester Institute of Technology	$124,000.00	Development of Inter-Related Minors in Nuclear Energy and Health Physics [Abstract ]
Roger Williams University	$124,296.00	The Design and Implementation of Nuclear Power Plant Construction Engineering Course Modules [Abstract ]
Rutgers University, Newark	$100,000.00	Development of an Educational Course Module: Environmental Assessment for Siting of Nuclear Facilities [Abstract ]
Southern Polytechnic State University	$99,999.00	Nuclear Power Generation Engineering Curriculum Development: Nuclear Plant Construction and Pre-Op Start-Up [Abstract ]
Texas A&M University-College Station	$123,371.00	Computational Fluid Dynamics for Nuclear Applications Curriculum Development to Facilitate Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century [Abstract ]
Texas A&M University-College Station	$125,000.00	Nuclear Security Science Graduate Certificate at TAMU [Abstract ]
Texas Southern University	$100,000.00	Continued Development of a Curriculum in Nuclear Environmental Protection [Abstract ]
Texas State Technical College-Waco	$93,456.00	One-Year Project to Create a New Course in Nuclear Welding Inspection Documentation [Abstract ]
The City College of New York	$145,000.00	Introducing a Nuclear Engineering Concentration at The City College of New York, Departments of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering [Abstract ]
The Pennsylvania State University	$90,000.00	Curriculum Development for Radiochemistry Education Program at Pennsylvania State University [Abstract ]
Tuskegee University	$70,000.00	Development of a Course (TU) and a Course Module (UC) on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics [Abstract ]
University of California-Berkeley	$32,273.00	Development of the Graduate Course in Scientific and Regulatory Basis for Environmental Protection in Nuclear Fuel Cycle [Abstract ]
University of Cincinnati	$150,000.00	Integrated Multi-Scale Design and Laboratory Curriculum for Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics Engineering [Abstract ]
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado	$50,000.00	A Sustainable Program on Environmental Impact Statements in Dealing with Radioactive and Special Materials [Abstract ]
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois	$75,000.00	Safety and Emergency Management at Nuclear Power Plants: Education and Training Using Virtual Reality and 3-D Gaming Technology [Abstract ]
University of Missouri-Columbia	$105,294.00	Development of Educational Infrastructure in the Area of Nuclear Safety: Fission Product Transport and the Source Terms for LWR’s and Advanced Reactors [Abstract ]
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	$144,962.00	Nuclear Fuel Cycle Distance Learning and Experiential Learning Course: Core Concepts for Separations, Environmental Behavior, and Safeguards [Abstract ]
University of Pittsburgh	$100,000.00	Graduate Certificate Program in Nuclear Power Engineering [Abstract ]
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	$70,000.00	Enhancing Nuclear Engineering Education at UPRM [Abstract ]
University of Rhode Island	$70,000.00	Nuclear Engineering Education Program for Rhode Island (NEEPRI) – Year 2 [Abstract ]
University of Tennessee	$100,000.00	Development of Scale-Based Educational Modules to Innovate Reactor Physics and Criticality Safety Curricula (Year 2) [Abstract ]
University of Texas of the Permian Basin	$100,000.00	Nuclear Reactor Design Analysis Processes and Methods [Abstract ]
University of Texas-Austin	$120,000.00	Summer Nuclear Engineering Institute at the University of Texas at Austin [Abstract ]
University of Wisconsin	$140,000.00	Focused Curriculum on Materials for Nuclear Systems [Abstract ]
Virginia Commonwealth University	$120,000.00	A New Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Degree at Virginia Commonwealth University [Abstract ]
Wilberforce University	$120,000.00	Progress from a Minor Towards an Undergraduate Major in Nuclear Engineering Program at Wilberforce [Abstract ]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	$124,903.00	Fire Modeling Curriculum Development for Engineers and Non-Engineers in the Nuclear Power Industry [Abstract ]

FY 09 Trade School and Community College Grant Program Awards (abstracts will be posted soon)

FY 09 Faculty Development Grant Program Awards (abstracts will be posted soon)

FY 09 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards (abstracts will be posted soon)

FY08 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards

University	Amount	Title
Arizona State University	$150,000.00	Interdisciplinary Nuclear Power Engineering and Contemporary Health Physics [Abstract]
Catholic Univiversity	$120,000.00	Development of Courses for a Master's Degree Program in Nuclear Environmental Protection [Abstract]
Colorado School of Mines	$115,000.00	Coordinated Nuclear Reactor Physics and Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Courses for Colorado School of Mines' (CSMs') New Nuclear Engineering Program [Abstract]
Columbia University Medical	$93,574.00	Web-Based Educational Program for Nuclear Industry Personnel: Radiobiology, Radiation Protection, and Risks vs. Benefits [Abstract]
Florida Memorial	$124,129.00	The Enhancement of the Radiochemistry Program at Florida Memorial University by Infrastructural and Educational Improvements [Abstract]
Georgia Institute of Technology	$124,560.00	Materials Science for Advanced Nuclear Energy [Abstract]
Polytechnic University	$95,972.00	An Interdisciplinary Minor in Nuclear Science and Engineering [Abstract]
Purdue University	$85,000.00	Development of Educational Undergraduate Course Modules for Interactive Reactor Physics [Abstract]
Rochester Institute of Technology	$125,000.00	Development of Interrelated Concentrations in Nuclear Engineering Technology and Health Physics [Abstract ]
South Carolina State University	$138,606.00	Development of a Nuclear Criticality Safety Course and a Health Physics Concentration [Abstract]
Tuskegee University	$71,213.00	Development and Implementation of a Course on Nuclear Power Plant Safety [Abstract]
Texas A&M	$130,000.00	Computational Fluid Dynamics for Nuclear Applications Curriculum Development to Facilitate Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century [Abstract]
University of Idaho	$138,775.00	Nuclear Criticality Safety Graduate Certificate Program [Abstract]
University of Mississippi	$36,869.00	Introduction to Nuclear Engineering: A Multidisciplinary Technical Elective [Abstract]
University of Puerto Rico	$164,897.00	Development and Implementation of a Certificate Program in Nuclear Engineering [Abstract]
University of Rhode Island	$150,223.00	Nuclear Engineering Education Program [Abstract]
University of Tennessee	$150,000.00	Development of SCALE-based Educational Modules to Innovate Reactor Physics and Criticality Safety Curricula [Abstract ]
University of TX at Austin	$160,000.00	Summer Nuclear Engineering Institute for Texas and Big-12 Undergraduates [Abstract]
University of Wisconsin	$77,667.00	Remote Nuclear Reactor Measurements Laboratory: Development of Innovative Web-Based Nuclear Engineering Measurement Modules to be Offered at a Distance [Abstract]
Virginia Commonwealth	$139,948.00	A New Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Track within the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Department of Mechanical Engineering [Abstract]
Wilberforce University	$140,000.00	Improving Capabilities for Implementation of an Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Minor at Wilberforce and Central State Universities [Abstract]
University of CA/Berkeley	$31,136.00	Development of the Graduate Course in Scientific and Regulatory Basis for Environmental Protection in Nuclear Fuel Cycle [Abstract ]
Ohio State University	$80,000.00	U.S. NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program at Ohio State University [Abstract]
New Mexico Junior College	$90,300.00	Nuclear Technician Training Program [Abstract]
Southern Polytechnic	$99,990.00	Nuclear Power Generation Engineering Curriculum Development: Nuclear Plant Construction and Pre-Op Start-Up [Abstract ]
North Carolina A&T	$100,000.00	Course Development on Nuclear Engineering [Abstract]
University of Missouri	$100,000.00	Development of a Problem-Based Undergraduate Nuclear Course to Strengthen Math Skills in Support of the U.S. Nuclear Workforce [Abstract]
University of Pittsburgh	$100,000.00	Graduate Certificate Program in Nuclear Power Engineering [Abstract]
Washington State University	$100,000.00	Nuclear Engineering Emphasis at Washington State University [Abstract]
University of Denver	$100,001.00	A Sustainable Program on Environmental Impact Statements in Dealing with Radioactive and Special Materials [Abstract ]
New Mexico State University	$102,584.00	Continuing Development of a Nuclear Education Program at New Mexico State University [Abstract]
Clemson University	$125,151.00	Advanced Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science (NEES) Course Development [Abstract]
Alcorn State University	$128,000.00	Continuation in Helping the Start-Up of the ASU-GGNP Applied Science Degree in Radiation Safety Education, Training, and Technology [Abstract]
Duke University Medical	$131,973.00	Development of Graduate and Professional Nuclear Safety Training Modules and Radiation Physics Laboratory Exercises [Abstract ]
University of Illinois	$139,930.00	Safety and Emergency Management at Nuclear Power Plants: Education and Training Using Virtual Reality and 3D Gaming Technology [Abstract]
Georgia Institute of Tech	$149,690.00	Georgia Tech Radiological Engineering Course Development [Abstract]
Texas Southern University	$149,996.00	Further Developing of a Curriculum in Nuclear Environmental Protection [Abstract]
University of Tennessee	$150,000.00	Development of Education and Training Materials for Environmental Assessments and Security of Nuclear Facilities [Abstract ]
Rutgers University	$150,408.00	Development of an Educational Laboratory Course: Risk Evaluations and Environmental Assessment for Nuclear Environmental Protection [Abstract]
University of Rochester	$161,720.00	Improving Nuclear Education by Advancing Educational Infrastructure: The Advanced Nuclear Science Educational Laboratory (ANSEL) [Abstract]

FY 08 Trade School and Community College Grant Program Awards

University	Amount	Title
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC)	$150,000.00	Professional Pipe Welders: Safety and Security in the Nuclear Welding Industry [Abstract]
Lakeland Community College, Ohio	$150,000 00	Great Lakes Regional Scholarship Program [Abstract]
Lake Michigan College	$82,687.00	Trade School Scholarship Program [Abstract]
Lakeshore Technical College	$56,484.00	Trade School Scholarships [Abstract ]
Linn State Technical College	$150,000.00	"LSTC/ATC – NRC Nuclear Education Trade School Scholarship Program" [Abstract]
Texas State Technical College Waco (TSTC)	$145,800.00	Trade School Scholarship Program [Abstract]

FY 08 Faculty Development Grant Program Awards

University	Amount	Title
Georgia Tech Research	$450,000.00	Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology [Abstract]
Idaho State University	$412,000.00	Idaho State Faculty Development [Abstract]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$450,000.00	U.S. NRC Nuclear Education Faculty Development Program at MIT [Abstract]
University of Missouri - Columbia	$450,000.00	University of Missouri College of Engineering Faculty Development Program for Junior Faculty with Major Research Thrusts in the Area of Nuclear Engineering [Abstract]
North Carolina State University	$420,000.00	Faculty Development Program in Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University [Abstract ]
Ohio State University	$450,000.00	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Faculty Development Grant: Building a Stronger Junior Faculty Team in the Nuclear Engineering Program at The Ohio State University [Abstract]
Purdue University	$330,000.00	NRC Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract]
University of Michigan	$450,000.00	Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences-Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract ]
Rensselaer Polytechnic University	$450,000.00	Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract]
Texas A&M	$300,000.00	NRC Early Career Enrichment Project [Abstract]
Colorado School of Mines	$300,000.00	US Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Colorado School of Mines Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development Award [Abstract]
University of Florida	$449,000.00	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract ]
The University of Pittsburgh	$450,000.00	Faculty Development Program [Abstract]
University of South Carolina	$375,000.00	NRC New Generation Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development Program [Abstract]
University of Tennessee	$322,000.00	NRC Faculty Development Grant Program at the University of Tennessee [Abstract]
University of Texas Austin	$450,000.00	Junior Faculty Development in Nuclear Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin [Abstract ]
University of Wisconsin	$450,000.00	Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract]
Virginia Tech	$300,000.00	Faculty Development Grant Program [Abstract]
Washington State University	$345,000.00	2008 Washington State University Radiochemistry Faculty Development Grant [Abstract]
University of Cincinnati	$150,000.00	University of Cincinnati Nuclear Engineering Program Faculty Development Project [Abstract]
Texas Southern University	$99,000.00	Faculty Development Program toward Proposing Research in Health Physics and Radiochemistry at Texas Southern University [Abstract]

FY 08 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards

University	Amount	Title
University of Missouri - S&T	$160,000.00	Scholarships for Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Students [Abstract]
Bloomsburg Univ. of PA	$17,200.00	Proposal for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Scholarship Program at Bloomsburg University Second Year [Abstract]
Boise State University	$333,859.00	Fellowship Program: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Program (FY2008) [Abstract ]
Clemson University	$398,932.00	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Program Scholarship and Fellowships [Abstract ]
Idaho State University	$394,219.00	Idaho State University Nuclear Education Fellowship Program [Abstract]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$400,000.00	U.S. NRC Nuclear Education Graduate Fellowship Program at MIT [Abstract]
The Curators of the University of Missouri-Columbia	$400,000.00	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Fellowship Program [Abstract]
The Ohio State University Research Foundation	$372,763.00	Ohio State University NRC Fellowship Program [Abstract ]
The Ohio State University Research Foundation	$199,460.00	Ohio State University NRC Scholarship Program [Abstract ]
Purdue University	$198,720.00	Nuclear Engineering and Health Sciences Scholarship Support Program at Purdue University [Abstract ]
Regents of the University of Michigan	$400,000.00	University of Michigan Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fellowship Program [Abstract ]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$400,000.00	RPI-NRC Fellowship Program [Abstract ]
South Carolina State University	$200,000.00	USNRC Scholarship Program in Nuclear Engineering & Science at South Carolina State University [Abstract ]
Texas Engineering Experiment Station	$193,961.00	Undergraduate Scholarship Program [Abstract]
University of Florida	$399,999.00	UF-NRE Scholarship Program [Abstract ]
Board of Trustees University of Illinois	$600,000.00	NRC Nuclear Fellowship And Scholarship Award [Abstract]
University of Pittsburgh	$200,000.00	NRC Undergraduate Scholarship Program, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh [Abstract ]
The University of Tennessee	$200,000.00	US NRC Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Excellence In Nuclear Education at the University of Tennessee" [Abstract]
The University of Tennessee	$400,000.00	US NRC Fellowship Program for Excellence in Nuclear Education at the University of Tennessee [Abstract ]
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin	$356,372.00	System Graduate Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering [Abstract]
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin	$185,328.00	System Undergraduate Scholarhips in Nuclear Engineering [Abstract]

FY07 Nuclear Education Grant Program Awards

FY07 Scholarship and Fellowship Grant Program Awards

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