Bylaws

Amended June 18, 1985
Approved June 27, 1995
Revised 2009

1. Name

The name of this Division shall be the Division of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering of the American Society for Engineering Education.

2. Purposes

The purposes of this Division are identical to those of the Society as Stated in Article I of the Constitution of ASEE but with special emphasis on those objectives which pertain to Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education.

3. Membership

Membership in this Division shall be open to all members of the Society who are interested in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education.

4. Dues

The Division may collect $2 dues form the membership. The decision to collect dues shall be made by the Executive Committee. A change in the amount of dues to be collected shall be made only upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee and by obtaining a majority letter ballot of the individual members of the Division received within thirty (30) days after mailing.

5. Organization and Officers

The officers of the Division shall be the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. The Chair will also serve as or appoint the Division's Editor. The Vice-Chair will also serve as the Division's Program Chair unless relieved of this responsibility as indicated in Article 7. The Secretary will also serve as the Glenn Murphy Award Chair and the Division Treasurer.

The Division shall be administered by an Executive Committee composed of the officers and three additional elected members. The Chair of the Division will serve as Chair of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will also advise the Chair on all matters pertaining to the Division. The immediate Past Chair will serve as a member of the Executive Committee during the year following his or her term as Chair.

6. Election of the Executive Committee

The members of the Executive Committee shall be elected for three year, rotating terms, with one or more new members elected each year to bring the number of elected Executive Committee members to three.  The Chair shall be succeeded by the Vice-Chair.  Prior to the Annual Meeting of the Society, the Chair will appoint a Nominating Committee to be chaired by the immediate Past Chair of the Division and not less than two other members, to propose a slate of nominees.  Election shall be by secret ballot by a majority of the members of the Division present at the annual business meeting.  In the event that there are not ten members at the annual business meeting, a two thirds majority of those in attendance is required for election.  If in this case a two thirds majority is not received by an individual candidate, election shall be by secret ballot of the members of the Division via mail, with ballots mailed to the members within thirty days of the ASEE Annual Meeting and ballots received within thirty days of the mailing to be tabulated to determine the successful slate of officers.

7. Meetings and Activities

The Executive Committee shall arrange for an annual meeting of the Division to be held concurrently with the annual meeting of the Society, and for such other conferences and meetings as may be desirable. The Executive Committee shall establish such other activities as may be desirable for the promotion of the purposes of the Division. Members of the Society and other interested persons shall be eligible to attend all meetings of the Division. Those members present at the meetings of the Division and Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum.

Division Awards shall be made during the Division business meeting or at Annual Conference of the Society at the annual Division luncheon.

8. Publications

All papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the Division become the property of the Society for six months, after which time they become the property of the author. Publication of papers in the ASEE Journal of Engineering Education is encouraged.

9. Amendments

Amendments to these By-Laws may be proposed by the Executive Committee or by any group of ten or more members of the Division, not all form the same institution. They may be adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Division by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.

10. Glenn Murphy Award Selection Committee

The Division Secretary will serve as the Chair of the Glenn Murphy Award Selection Committee. Two recipients of this award will serve as members of the Selection Committee, as selected by the Secretary. In addition the Chair and Vice Chair of the Division will serve on the Selection Committee.

11. Paper Review Procedures

The Division's procedures for review of papers for the annual Conference ensures high quality, relevant papers to support the mission of the Division.

Topics of submitted papers shall be appropriate to the mission of the ASEE, to the theme of the Conference, and to the interests of the Division. Papers shall be substantive in content and shall represent a complete segment of work. Papers shall be concise, accurate, and clearly written, and shall cite proper references. Illustrations will follow the standards of ASEE editorial practice.

The following review procedures will be used by the Division. The Program Chair, working with the Division Executive Committee and program chairs of other ASEE Divisions, will identify Division-sponsored sessions for the upcoming ASEE Conference and select a Session Chair for each session.

A program call identifying the theme of the conference and the focus of proposed sessions will be distributed by the Program Chair and published by the Division.

Abstracts of 200 to 300 words shall be submitted by authors to the Program Chair. Abstracts will be reviewed for appropriateness by a reviewer selected by the Program Chair, from among the Division Executive Committee and Session Chairs. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by the Program Chair and provided information on ASEE guidelines for full papers.

Full manuscripts received within the required time frame for the conference will undergo peer review by two reviewers selected by the Program Chair. The identity of the reviewers will not be revealed to the author. The pool of reviewers will consist of faculty members of nuclear and radiological engineering departments or programs at US universities, plus other Division members.

Authors will be required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the reviewers’ recommendations, to the satisfaction of the Program Chair and Session Chair. Authors will prepare camera ready copy of their manuscripts for final approval by the Program Chair. Upon final approval of the revised manuscript to the ASEE for publication, with a copy to the Session Chair.

The schedule for paper review process shall follow ASEE publication schedules.

12. Jurisdiction and Amendments

Should a conflict exist between the Division Bylaws and the ASEE Constitution, the latter will govern. These Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the active members present at the Annual Business Meeting of the Division.

Any amendments or revision to the Bylaws must be approved at the Annual Business Meeting of the Division and then need to be approved by the ASEE Board of Directors.

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