The challenges of modernizing our nuclear stockpile demand a strong and diverse base of national expertise and educational opportunities in specialized technical areas that uniquely contribute to nuclear stockpile stewardship. The Academic Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Defense Programs are designed to support academic programs in science and engineering disciplines of critical importance to the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE), such as nuclear science, radiochemistry, ma
Academic Programs and Community Support has seven strategic objectives:
The Academic Programs and Community Support enables robust and diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research for educational communities through a variety of methods of support to achieve the goals. Investments in Consortia and Centers of Excellence provide collaborative groups to tackle large questions through multi-disciplinary approaches and leverage preeminent scientists in relevant fields. Research grants and Focused Investigatory Centers support individual principal investi