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Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics About

Katy Huff
“Among the nation’s premier nuclear engineering departments, NEEP is a vibrant and collaborative community of faculty, staff, and students whose mission transcends discovery. We translate research breakthroughs into public benefit, addressing critical challenges in clean energy, nuclear security, space exploration, and public policy. Our academic programs combine rigorous scholarship with hands-on experience to educate the next generation of leaders who will shape the future of nuclear science and engineering. Through that work, we like to say we are ‘saving this planet and exploring the rest.’”
Kathryn Huff
Swanlund Professor and Chair

Our Vision

Enable a safer, cleaner and more sustainable world through fission and fusion energy

Our Mission

Translate nuclear and plasma science into novel technology and educate new generations of leaders to address societal grand challenges

Students in the introduction to nuclear engineering course test their design projects in the UW nuclear reactor.

Our Guiding Principles

  • Excellence: Research and teaching excellence are our foundation. The quality of the people we recruit and cultivate defines our success. 
  • Community: We value and prioritize community to foster excellence, diversity and collegiality at all levels. 
  • Collaboration: We encourage partnering across and outside of the Department to address complex global challenges and to exercise national leadership. 
  • Leadership: We are committed to being leaders in advancing technology, affecting policy, educating students, and promoting entrepreneurship. 

Saving this planet. Exploring the rest.