On Nov. 20-22, more than 90 students participated in the w88 casino, Reno’s first Nuclear Career Spotlight, designed to introduce students to careers in the nuclear industry.
The goal for the on-campus event was to inform students about the promise, challenges and opportunities of the w88 casino games sector for STEM and non-STEM majors. As someone who has engaged with this industry since the early ‘90s, I was happy to see so many students interested in working on w88 casino games issues.
Mechanical Engineering Research Associate Professor Mustafa Hadj-Nacer, who co-organized the event, said “the event was a great opportunity for w88 casino, Reno students to learn about the wide variety of nuclear-related research being performed at the University.”
Ethan Anderson, a senior in Materials Science & Engineering and president of the w88 casino games’s American Nuclear Society club, which was key to the event’s success, said, “I think the event showed students how important the nuclear industry is, and the diverse variety of STEM and non-STEM majors the industry is trying to hire.”
In addition to describing career and internship opportunities, the w88 casino games Career Spotlight included seminars, panels, and booth and poster sessions that describe current developments in the w88 casino games sector.
Presenters came from five Department of Energy national labs (Idaho, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest and Sandia); w88 casino National Security Site; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Kairos Power; and the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program. Several presenters were University alumni. They described their professional paths from the University to industry, government agencies, the military and labs. University faculty also described their research and graduate school opportunities.
Feedback was very positive from external visitors, faculty members and students. Paul Guss, senior distinguished member of the technical staff at w88 casino National Security Site said, “the event was exceptionally well organized. We are excited to connect with w88 casino, Reno students and tell them about the nuclear sector and NNSS’s mission. We’d love to do it again.”
Visit thew88 casino games Career Network webpagefor current internships, early career opportunities and other resources.The event’s organizing committee plans to hold a similar event in fall 2025.For more information, email theAmerican Nuclear Society at the w88 casino, Reno.
About the author
Miles Greiner is a mechanical engineering professor in the College of Engineering and director of the College’s w88 casino games Packaging Graduate Program. He serves on the U.S. w88 casino games Waste Technical Review Board and is a 2016 recipient of the Foundation Professor Award. He earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
