Welcome to the House of PANE;PAIN is weakness leaving the body;PANE is knowledge entering the mind.
The Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering is a teaching organization
providing relevant, modern, forward-thinking education and research
opportunities and is dedicated to the professional development of cadets, faculty,
and staff.
The Department by the Numbers:
2800 approximate number of cadets taught in a given academic year
112 cadet majors in the classes of 2013 trhough 2015
33 course offerings
32 faculty
18 training modules
11 staff
8 majors: Physics, Physics w/Honors, Nuclear Engineering (ABET),
Nuclear Engineering w/Honors, Nucleaer Engineering and Science,
Nuclear Engineering and Science w/Honors, Interdisciplinary
Science, Interdisciplinary Science w/Honors
3 research centers: Photonics Research Center (PRC), Nuclear Science
and Engineering Center (NSERC), Space & Missile Defense Research
and Analyis Center (SMDC-RAC)
1 minor: Nuclear Technologies and Policy Studies
1 Engineering Sequence (3-course Nuclear Engineering sequence)