Welcome to the Virtual Education and Research Laboratory (VERL) in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Our lab's goals span research, teaching, service and outreach. Tools we use are innovative and mostly computer based. From fundamental advances in numerical methods; advanced modeling and simulation of different aspects of scientific and engineering problems; to virtual, 3D models for training, education and outreach; our laboratory is focused on development and use of new methods and tools to address fundamental scientific and applied engineering problems.