Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments for us we would love to hear from you. We enjoy answering any and all questions you may have especially those regarding the nuclear industry, RPI, or our section. In order to answer inquiries as quickly as possible we have established a set of helpful communication guidelines listed below. 


NE Program and MANE ContactS

Dr. George Xu

Professor and Head, Nuclear Engineering Program

Phone:  (518) 276-4014

Email:    xug2@rpi.edu


Marie Dieffenbach

Enrollment and Student Services Administrator

Phone:  (518) 276-2255

Email:   deiffm@rpi.edu


JoAnn Gagliardi

Administrative Specialist, Undergraduate Services

Phone:  (518) 276-6995

Email:   gaglij@rpi.edu



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We publish a periodical newsletter to let our alumni, current students, faculty, and members of the community know what we are doing as a program.  If you would like to receive our newsletter, click on the button below and we will be sure you get our next newsletter hot off the presses!   To read our latest newsletter, click here.


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Be sure to get in touch with one of our program contacts so that we can arrange the best possible visiting experience.  We can arrange personalized tours for prospective students guided by our own undergraduate and graduate students.

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The Nuclear Engineering program is committed to advancing the nuclear sciences and nuclear engineering - but that doesn’t mean we’re not social.  You can keep up with our latest activities and events by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter.

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Nuclear Engineering Funds - Designate one of the following funds when you give to RPI


  1. •Nuclear Engineering Excellence Fund

  2. Program Development, Undergraduate Student Research and Travel, Laboratory Maintenance, Student Recruiting


  4. •Richard Lahey Distinguished Lecture Fund

  5. Each year, two to four leaders in Nuclear Engineering are invited to come to RPI to deliver this lecture in honor of a former faculty member of RPI.


  7. •Robert Block Prize for Graduate Research in Nuclear Engineering

  8. A nuclear engineering graduate student is selected based on research merit to receive this annual award in honor of a former faculty member of RPI.


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