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Robert A. Dannels Memorial Scholarship

The Robert A. Dannels Memorial Scholarship was established by the Board of Directors in December 1983 for graduate students in nuclear science and engineering.

The Mathematics and Computation Division (MCD) requested that they are included in the selection process and preference be given to students in the areas related to the focus of the MCD. This was due to the MCD being the only division financially supporting the scholarship.

Robert (Bob) A. Dannels is praised for both his personal and professional achievements. Despite being confined to a wheelchair since the age of twelve, Bob studied physics at Carnegie Mellon University and joined Westinghouse in 1957. Initially, he specialized in lattice physics, Monte Carlo computations, and nuclear data. He later became Manager of Nuclear Safety Methods Development and served for two years as Director of Organization Development of the PWR Systems Division at Westinghouse. Bob was one of the first members of the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group at Brookhaven National Laboratory and served briefly as Director of the BNL National Neutron Cross Section Center. He was an ANS Fellow and past Chair of both the ANS Mathematics & Computation Division and the ANS Reactor Physics Division. Robert A. Dannels died on December 24, 1981.

Sponsoring Organization or Individual

Mathematics and Computation Division (MCD)

Selection Process

A selection committee will be established by the Mathematics and Computation Division

Academic Level

Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.)

Amount

1 awarded annually @ $3,500/each

Special Selection Criteria, Restrictions, and Other Special Requirements (If Any)

A graduate-level course of study leading toward a degree in mathematics and computation.
Only U.S. citizens or persons possessing a permanent resident visa are eligible. Nominations of handicapped persons are encouraged.

Deadline

February 1

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