The Nuclear Security Science and Technology Consortium (NSSTC) at UNLV is a consortium based team funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP). The goal of the consortium is to design and build a sustainable pipeline between the Department of Energy’s (DOE) sites/labs and minority-serving institutions, thus creating the next generation world-class STEM workforce.

Nuclear science and security experts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of New Mexico, the Nevada National Security Site, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory have partnered to address over-arching themes within the topical research area of Nuclear Security. The NSSTC provides students with practical experience and training through applicable research projects and experiential learning.