Doctoral research may be undertaken in nuclear engineering or in a related field under the supervision of a member of the faculty of the Nuclear Engineering Department or another Institute department.
Theses can be primarily theoretical or experimental, or can combine both approaches.
Before selecting a topic for thesis research, students are advised to read the Nuclear Engineering Department's current list of thesis topics and to speak to faculty members engaged in research in areas of interest to them. A student should then select a supervisor and work out together a proposed program of thesis research. In some cases, joint thesis supervision by more than one faculty member may be appropriate. The program must be approved by the Department before research may be initiated. Where there is a single supervisor, there must be a thesis reader for each doctoral candidate.