Faculty

The NE program consists of internationally renowned faculty members who are experts in various sub-fields of nuclear engineering and engineering physics. The adjacent listing is an inclusive directory of our program faculty, providing title, research interests, contact information and links to their own websites if available. Current and prospective students are highly encouraged to contact each faculty member for questions related to research (paid undergraduate research positions are available at the beginning of each semester), course offering, and the nuclear engineering program in general. For additional information on how to apply for our undergraduate and graduate programs, please contact departmental staff using the Contact link.

Faculty

Clint Ballinger
Professor of Practice
Dr. Hunter Belanger
Assistant Professor
Tara Cohen portrait
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Yaron Danon
Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program Director, Gaerttner Electron Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Center Director
Dominik Fritz
Assistant Professor
Dr. Tom Haley
Lecturer and Director, Undergraduate Student Services, Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
Dr. Wei Ji
Professor, William H. Hernstadt '57 Faculty Fellow in Nuclear Engineering, Director of Rensselaer Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility
Dr. Hyun Gook Kang
Professor, Chair of Rensselaer's Nuclear Safety Review Board
Dr. Jie Lian
Professor
Dr. Emily Liu
Professor
Dr. Bimal Malaviya
Professor
Portrait of James Olsen
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Shanbin Shi
Assistant Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Devin Barry
Adjunct Research Faculty
Dr. Forrest Brown
Adjunct Faculty (LANL)
Dr. Thomas Sutton
Adjunct Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Robert Block
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Richard Lahey
Edward E. Hood Professor Emeritus, Member of National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Michael Podowski
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Don Steiner
Professor Emeritus

Staff

Peter Brand
Technical Manager
Research Support Engineer
Research Support Engineer
Research Support Technician
Sr. Research Support Technician
Sr. Research Support Technician
Research Support Technician
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