Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) graduate students Jeremy King and Jackson Wagner have been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program. The SMART Scholars Program sponsors students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields currently considered in high demand by the […]
NSSPI Student Examines Proliferation Risk of Thorium and U-233
Thorium is one of the earth’s most abundant heavy metals and is used in many nuclear applications, but it is often overlooked in studies of nuclear nonproliferation. Patrick O’Neal, a student with the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) working with Dr. Sunil Chirayath, is looking to address that oversight. “Thorium, despite […]
Professor Dewji joins ANS Delegation in NEA Workshop to Discuss “Reasonableness” in Radiation Protection
On January 13-15, 2020, Dr. Shaheen A. Dewji of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University joined the esteemed American Nuclear Society (ANS) delegation to discuss the concept of “reasonableness” in the radiation protection philosophy of “ALARA” (As Low as Reasonably Achievable) at a workshop held by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and […]
NSSPI Students Receive Seaborg Institute Summer Research Fellowship
Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) graduate students Ernesto Ordonez-Ferrer and Mariah Ramirez have been selected as Seaborg Institute Summer Research Fellows at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 2020. The fellowship will run 10-12 weeks during the summer, and fellows will work with scientists at Los Alamos on independent research projects related […]
NSSPI Student Working to Improve Mobile Radiation Detection Systems
How do we ensure that big events like the Superbowl, the Olympics, or even the weekly Aggie tailgate do not become the site of a nuclear terrorist attack? Student researchers under Dr. Craig Marianno in the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) have been working to identify and respond to many of […]