Nuclear engineering department to gain new building
June 5, 2023 By Justin Elizalde
The Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University is adding a new state-of-the-art building for nuclear research and education after The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved a revised $15.1 million construction budget.
The Nuclear Engineering Education Building will be housed next to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s (TEES) Nuclear Engineering and Science Center on the west side of Easterwood Airport in College Station, Texas.
The building will provide more than 25,000 square feet of research and office space and host several occupants from both TEES and Texas A&M: the Accelerator Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Lin Shao; the Thermal Hydraulics Verification and Validation Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Mark Kimber; and both the Thermal-Hydraulic Research Laboratory and the TEES Center for Advanced Small Modular and Micro Nuclear Reactors under the direction of Dr. Yassin Hassan.
This building is a testament to the commitment of the Texas A&M System, our university and our department to pursuing fundamental research and advancing our understanding of nuclear science and engineering. We thank the Texas A&M System Board of Regents for providing our faculty, students and researchers with this great opportunity.
Dr. Michael Nastasi, Nuclear Engineering Department Head
The Texas A&M System approved the funding during a February Board of Regents meeting held in College Station. The building is being renovated from a previous Texas A&M building, and the remodeling will include adding 12,000 square feet of research space to the south end of the building.
Substantial completion of the building is expected by April 2024.