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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
2024 ANS Student Conference
Ms. Lisa Marshall is the inaugural assistant extension professor & director of outreach, retention & engagement in NC State Nuclear Engineering and is responsible for pre-college through graduate level initiatives. She teaches courses at the first-year engineering level – Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving as well as Engineering in the 21st Century. She is a scholarship/fellowship reviewer at the national through department level as well as the departmental alumni relations and global student experiences lead. Professor Marshall leads the NEO Research Group, a multi-university set of scholars focused on engagement initiatives to introduce, attract, and retain students in the STEM field with a focus on nuclear science & technology. At the end of the June 2023 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Annual Conference, Marshall assumed the position of vice-president/president. She is the first Black female VP/President-elect for the Society.
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