Introduction
- The Department of Nuclear Physics has a history of development closely associated with the Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Science, VNUHCM. The department was established in 1965 under the name "Atomic Department". Subsequently, its name was changed to the Department of Nuclear Physics, which oversees the Nuclear Engineering and Medical Physics programs, and is part of the Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Science, VNUHCM. The current Head of the Department is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trần Thiện Thanh.
- The Nuclear Engineering Program was established in 2011 and had its first academic enrollment in 2012. The purpose of the program is to train nuclear human resources to meet the growing societal demand for nuclear applications in fields such as industry and agriculture.
- The Medical Physics Program was established and had its first academic enrollment in 2020. The purpose of the program is to train human resources with professional qualifications in the application of modern physics technology and techniques for disease diagnosis and treatment, particularly in cancer therapy.
The department's personnel consists of 20 permanent faculty members, including 01 Professor (Prof. Dr.), 04 Associate Professors (Assoc. Prof. Dr.), 08 Doctors (Dr.), 06 PhD candidates, and 01 Master of Science (MSc.).
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Introduction
- Department of Nuclear Physics has along history associated with the development of the Physics Faculty of the University of Science– Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (US-VNU-HCMC). The department was first established in 1965, named Atomic Department, and belonged to the Faculty of Sciences, University of Saigon. Then, the department was renamed Department of Nuclear Physics.
When a Nuclear Engineering program was established in 2011, the department was rename Department of Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Engineering. The department now belongs to the Faculty of Physics & Engineering Physics, University of Science, VNU-HCMC. The Department of Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Engineering has responsibility for providing bachelor, master, and PhD. programs specialized in Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Engineering. The current head of Department is Prof. Chau Van Tao.
- The Nuclear Engineering program (NEP) has first academic enrollment in 2012. The purpose of the program is to provide quality training programs in nuclear physics and technology in order to meet an increasing demand for human resources innuclear applications in industry, agriculture and medicine. The program also especially aims to satisfy the humanresource demand of the government for nuclear power plants in the future.
