ANS Massimo Salvatores Memoriam Graduate Scholarship

The Massimo Salvatores Memoriam Graduate Scholarship was established by the Reactor Physics Division (RPD) in 2024 to recognize promising graduate students who are in the first two years of their graduate studies and who have an interest in the field of reactor physics.

Professor Massimo Salvatores

(3/31/1941 – 3/27/2020)

Massimo Salvatores’s name is synonymous with more than 40 years of personal dedication to nuclear reactor physics & related science, with many outstanding technical and scientific contributions, the promotion of research programs and international collaboration, and the training of two generations of young physicists. He was an extraordinarily active and knowledgeable scientist, an inspiring and stimulating person, and an exceptional leader of international collaboration.

Tribute to the legendary Professor Massimo Salvatores

Sponsoring Organization or Individual

Reactor Physics Division

Selection Process

A selection committee will be established by the Reactor Physics Division

Academic Level

Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.) - first two years of graduate studies

Amount

1 awarded annually @ $3,500/each

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

U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be enrolled at an accredited institution in the United States (or its territories).
Must be an ANS student member.
The award will be restricted to graduate students who have completed less than two years of nuclear-related studies.
Applicants are required to discuss their interest in reactor physics, their career aspirations in reactor physics, and/or any involvement with the ANS Reactor Physics Division. Emphasis will be placed on any information that is or could potentially be tied to the accomplishments of the scholarship’s namesake, Dr. Salvatores.

Deadline

February 1

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