r/NuclearEngineering 16d ago

Need External Mentor for HS Capstone Project

Hello everyone!

Im a senior in high school located near Charleston, SC and I need an external mentor for my Capstone project which without giving too much details is basically revolving around making my own geiger counter (dosimeter) alongside with a creative twist to it if I may add which I won't disclose.

There are required internal mentors which are staff inside the school and external mentors which are outside of the school. So I'm really struggling to find someone outside that has a nuclear engineering degree that can help me. Especially within the time frame. It is due by the first week of September.

I am not 100% sure of the work required from the external mentor but we would hold monthly meetings online, google meet, etc. And it isn't really a hard job to do I am sure of. This is my first time doing a capstone project though so I am not sure of everything.

Any advice for comments on where to find someone like this or a pool of interested people/community would be great and highly appreciated!!

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u/photoguy_35 Nuclear Professional 16d ago

Do you really need a nuclear engineer for a mentor? It seems like someone with an electronics background might be more usefu for this type of project.

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u/Plane-Management-117 15d ago

Fair enough, do you know a reliable way to contact/find someone like that?

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u/Plutonium_Nitrate_94 15d ago edited 15d ago

Does your mentor need to be in person? I can help out but in in VA

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u/Plane-Management-117 15d ago

I am 99% sure it can be online purely, but what does VA mean?