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Oct.
28, 2002 |
Conference Addresses America's Future in Nuclear
Engineering and Research
 The
future of education in nuclear sciences and engineering brings
a large contingent of experts to New York's Capital Region today
(Monday, Oct. 28) for a major conference at the Desmond Hotel
and Conference Center.
Sponsored by Rensselaer, the Nuclear Energy Institute,
and the U.S. Department of Energy, the event will attract leading
representatives from education, industry, and government.
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"We must assure excellence in American
research, teaching, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship
in both physics and nuclear engineering. "
— President Shirley Jackson—
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"The country's future in nuclear education
and technology is vital to all citizens," said President
Shirley AnnJackson. "We must assure excellence in American
research, teaching, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship
in both physics and nuclear engineering. To do this requires the
cooperation of leaders in government, industry, and academe. This
is the focus of this important conference," Jackson said.
"Conference participants also share a mandate
to advance the solution of those fundamental mysteries in the
nuclear sciences that ultimately will transform the world of tomorrow
and meet critical needs in medicine, energy, defense, transportation,
food production, and other fields," Jackson said.
Panelists from the nation's leading research universities,
government agencies, national laboratories, and nuclear industries
will address nuclear workforce needs, R&D, national security,
business partnerships, and the role of the regulatory community.
Conference participants will identify a limited, but focused,
set of key action items and a process for pursuing them.
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