The Department of Nuclear Engineering at OSU administers undergraduate and graduate programs in Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics. The field of nuclear engineering is slowly transitioning away from the traditional focus on nuclear reactor systems toward radiation protection and nuclear radiation applications. At OSU, there is a conscious shift to stay in step with current nuclear science and engineering practices and to train graduates accordingly. This shift is evidenced in the department's academic and research programs, as well in its faculty staffing plan. Nuclear medicine is a part of this new program.
Some students are interested in a career in nuclear medicine, a field which is expanding greatly.
Many diseases can be detected early or cured by the use of diagnostic or therapeutic radioisotopes. About one-third of the hospitalized patients in the U. S. are treated with or have a diagnostic test that utilizes some form of nuclear medicine. The OSU Department of Nuclear Engineering is expanding its academic and research programs into this field. You will be sent detailed curriculum, enrollment, and scholarship information.