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Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
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Acceleron Fusion raises $24M in seed funding to advance low-temp fusion
Cambridge, Mass.–based fusion startup Acceleron Fusion announced that it has closed a $24 million Series A funding round co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Collaborative Fund. According to Acceleron, the funding will fuel the company’s efforts to advance its low-temperature muon-catalyzed fusion technology.
The Washington DC Section of the ANS approved the creation of a graduate-level scholarship on August 26, 2020 during its monthly Executive Committee ZOOM Meeting. After discussions, the naming was approved on September 25th 2020 by unanimous vote of approval by the Executive Committee Membership. The scholarship is for a graduate student attending a college, or university, in the United States and pursuing a graduate (i.e., master’s, doctorate, or postgraduate level) degree in nuclear-related studies in areas of nuclear science, engineering, technology, or policy. The scholarship shall be named “The George P. Shultz and James W. Behrens Graduate Scholarship.” It can also be referred to as “The Shultz/Behrens Graduate Scholarship.”
GEORGE P. SHULTZ
A native of New York City, George Shultz graduated from Princeton University in 1942. After serving in the Marine Corps (1942-45), he earned a PhD in industrial economics at MIT. Mr. Shultz taught at MIT and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he became dean in 1962.
He was appointed Secretary of Labor in 1969, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1970, and Secretary of the Treasury in 1972. From 1974 to 1982, he was President of Bechtel Group, Inc. Mr. Shultz served as Chairman of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981-1982) and as Secretary of State (1982-89). He was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1989.
After leaving office, he rejoined the Bechtel Group and also joined Stanford as a professor at the Graduate School of Business and as a Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Mr. Shultz is the author of numerous books and articles, including Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State (1993).
James W. Behrens
James Behrens is a previous Board Member of the American Nuclear Society and is retired from his work as a Senior Technical Advisor for the U.S. Navy at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He also previously held positions as a Senior National Security Analyst for Department of Defense (DOD) Contractors, was an Executive Assistant on numerous DOD, DOE, and DOS Interagency Working Groups, was Scientific Technical Advisor for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J-5, Strategic Plans & Policy, International Negotiations; Experimental Nuclear Physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (1978–1989), was a Physicist & Graduate Student, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1970–1978), and a Lab Assistant, University of Illinois Betatron Lab (1968–1970). He has a B.S. from the University of Illinois and an M.S. and PhD/ABD from the University of California.
Washington DC Local Section
A selection committee will be established by the Washington DC Local Section.
Administered by the Local Section Education Subcommittee consisting of at least three (3) members.
Postgraduate – At least one year at the graduate level in a program to receive either a Master’s degree, a doctorate (PhD or DSci), or postgraduate work.
2 awarded annually @ $3,000/each
The Washington DC area (DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia) has numerous colleges and universities offering a graduate degree program in nuclear-related studies. Qualifying studies shall include nuclear science, engineering, technology or policy. The applicant for this Graduate Scholarship must meet the following criteria to be considered:
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