Nuclear electronics is a specialized field of electronics that deals with the design, development, and application of electronic devices and systems for measurement, control, and manipulation of nuclear radiation. This field has evolved over the years with the advancements in technology, and today, nuclear electronics plays a crucial role in various fields such as medicine and pharmaceutics, food and agriculture, industries, environmental monitoring, security inspection, etc.

For any radiation detection application, basic understanding of nuclear detectors is essentially important. Furthermore, nuclear instrumentation is not only about the electronics but also the nuclear physics theories that enable us to understand radiation measurements and analysis.

This course is an introduction to the basic nuclear science instrumentation. It will also introduce general electronics which can be applicable in instrumental operations such as oscilloscope function generators, PCR analyzing equipment that will be applied in general electronic laboratories as well as some customized applications. For those who are interested in working in nuclear industries, such as nuclear reactors, cyclotrons, nuclear power plants, and nuclear waste management this course will give an added value. Knowing the electronic background of nuclear devices is an essential part of routine maintenance and troubleshooting. This certificate course intends to provide the essential knowledge to work with such devices and maintenance so that the candidates can gain a general understanding of electronic instruments as well as specialized training on radiation measurement devices. With the recent economic crisis and scarcity of foreign exchange, imported new electronic devices and parts have severe shortage. Under such circumstances, basic electronic knowledge application can be very much beneficial to develop homemade devices and troubleshooting existing instruments.

In addition to the basics of electronics and nuclear instrumentation, this course covers data analysis and processing that would help to build up the problem-solving capacity of electronics and nuclear electronics devices. At the end of this course, students should be able to apply basic electronic knowledge, instrumental development, troubleshooting and apply the knowledge to radiation and nuclear applications.