OpenFieldUNLV · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a top-tier Carnegie R1 public research university located in the vibrant urban metropolis of Las Vegas. Internationally recognized as the global gold standard in hospitality management through the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, UNLV is also celebrated for solar energy engineering, radiochemistry, gaming regulation, and high-pressure physics.
UNLV features 15 academic colleges including the Harrah College of Hospitality, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, William S. Boyd School of Law, and the College of Sciences. UNLV operates the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park and the International Gaming Institute (IGI).
Admissions are holistic for undergraduate applicants. Graduate applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.75–3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, two to three letters of recommendation, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 80+ or IELTS 6.5+).
The world's #1 ranked doctoral program in hospitality, studying gaming customer analytics, integrated resort revenue modeling, sustainable tourism operations, and responsible gambling policies.
Elite national radiochemistry program addressing spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, uranium and plutonium coordination chemistry, environmental radiotracer transport, and nuclear forensics.
Doctoral research leveraging the Mojave Desert solar corridor to pioneer high-efficiency molten salt solar storage, supercritical carbon dioxide power cycles, and desiccant evaporative cooling systems.
Cutting-edge research program exploring autonomous driving perception, deep learning architectures, cybersecurity for distributed networks, and human-computer interactions.
The world's only LL.M. program dedicated exclusively to gaming law, casino compliance, online sports betting regulation, anti-money laundering frameworks, and tribal gaming compacts.
CAPTE-accredited three-year clinical doctorate providing over 30 weeks of clinical internships, advanced biomechanical gait analysis, and spinal manipulation training.
Executive Director & Associate Professor of Gaming Research
International Gaming Institute (IGI)
Dr. Abarbanel conducts global research on esports wagering, video game loot boxes, gambling consumer psychology, responsible gaming technology, and gaming polic...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Radiochemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Poineau investigates technetium and uranium coordination chemistry, synthetic inorganic radioisotope synthesis, molten salt chemistry, and pyroprocessing of...
View researcher profile ↗Southwest Gas Professor of Energy and Matter
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Kim directs the Smart Materials and Systems Laboratory, focusing on artificial muscles, ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC), biomimetic underwater robotic...
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