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Dr. Short addresses 22.033 students during class. (Image courtesy of Curt Newton.)
This page focuses on 22.033/22.33 Nuclear Systems Design Project as it was taught by Dr. Michael Short in Fall 2011.
Nuclear Systems Design Project is an intense capstone project course designed primarily for MIT nuclear engineering undergraduates. In this course, students collectively tackle all facets of an open-ended, multi-disciplinary nuclear engineering design challenge. Learn more about the course in the Syllabus.
In the following pages, Dr. Short discusses specific aspects of his experience as the course instructor.