Join the celebration this Saturday, May 11 at 2 pm. We’ll be live streaming the 2019 Nuclear Engineering Graduation Ceremony on our YouTube channel, NC State Nuclear!

Our graduating class includes thirty three (31) Bachelor of Science (BS), eleven (10) Master of Nuclear Engineering, six (6) Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering and seventeen (17) Doctor of Philosophy students.

The alumni keynote speaker will be Dr. Alan Icenhour, Associate Laboratory Director in the Nuclear Science & Engineering Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  His more than 30 years of nuclear experience have included research and development on a range of fuel cycle topics such as enrichment, radiochemical processing, stable and radioisotope production, nuclear fuels, radiation effects on materials, radioactive waste management, and nuclear security.  Prior to joining ORNL, he was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, serving on a nuclear submarine.  After leaving active duty, he continued as a reservist, retiring with the rank of Captain.

He has a B.S. degree in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee.  He is a fellow of the American Nuclear Society and a member of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management.  In 2017 he was named an NC State Distinguished Engineering Alumnus.