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Found 6 events matching "1950 nuclear engineering program approved"

1950
Nuclear engineering program approved

Harold Lampe, dean of the School of Engineering, approved the building of a nuclear reactor on campus and the establishment of a nuclear engineering program, which were both firsts in the nation.

1961
Department of Nuclear Engineering established

More information on the history of the nuclear engineering program can be found on the departmental website.

9/5/1953
Nuclear reactor went into operation

The R-1 reactor was the first non-government-run nuclear reactor in the world and the first designed, built, and operated by an academic institution. Design and construction began in 1950. It was the first of four reactors operated at NC State. More information on the nuclear reactor program can be found on the departmental website.

1957
Nuclear Science and Technology Short Course introduced

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering initiated a Nuclear Science and Technology Short Course under the sponsorship of the Atomic Energy Commission's Atoms for Peace program. The course included instruction in materials problems in nuclear reactors and was part of growing academic activity in the area of nuclear materials. In addition to the short course, the department introduced additional graduate courses and received funding from the AEC for laboratory equipment in the growing field of nuclear materials engineering.

1954
Construction option degree program approved

The civil engineering construction (CEC) option degree program was approved and the curriculum was developed by Carroll Lamb Mann Jr. who joined faculty in 1953.

4/1945
John Lampe became engineering dean

John Harold Lampe became dean of the School of Engineering. During his time at NC State, Lampe oversaw the expansion of the engineering program as it became one of the largest in the country, while facilitating the addition of new instructional and research programs, especially nuclear engineering. Lampe retired from NC State in 1962.