AIKEN, S.C. (November 26, 2019) – Are you a college or university professor with a focus in computer science, energy materials science or environmental remediation who is looking to advance your research experience? If so, you may wish to consider spending your summer term conducting research at the Dept. of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory….
AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 15, 2019) – The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) recently elected Savannah River National Laboratory Senior Fellow Engineer Dr. Thong Hang an AIChE Fellow. Given annually, the title recognizes AIChE members with at least 25 years of experience for their outstanding professional accomplishments and service to chemical engineering. Dr. Hang…
AIKEN, S.C. (November 7, 2019) – Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has announced that Dr. Christine Langton is the 2019 recipient of the Donald Orth Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in cementitious materials science to stabilize radioactive waste and nuclear materials. The award was announced during the laboratory’s annual recognition event, SRNL Celebration of…
AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) – After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation at major United States shipping ports. In 2018, the SRNL-designed and tested On-Dock Rail Straddle Carrier Portal Monitoring System was commissioned and put…
AIKEN, S.C. (Oct. 30, 2019) – ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, named Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, SRNL’s Director of Innovation and University Engagement, as a 2019 ASM International Fellow. The title recognizes her accomplishments as a technical and professional leader in the field of material science and engineering Dr. Hoffman was…
AIKEN, S.C. (Oct. 22, 2019) SRNL concluded its Fiscal Year 2019 Laboratory Directed Research & Development Program, or LDRD, by hosting a Year-End Review and Poster Session on Oct. 8 at the Applied Research Center in Aiken. The session featured annual highlights, and researchers presented posters detailing each of the 29 funded projects. Project topics…
AIKEN, S.C. (Sept. 9, 2019) – The Savannah River National Laboratory recently hosted 48 college students, representing 20 colleges and 16 U.S. states and territories, across seven distinct summer internship programs. The interns worked in a variety of research disciplines within SRNL, including cybersecurity, computational sciences, environmental biotechnology, nuclear measurements, and process technologies and made…
AIKEN, S.C. – August 29, 2019 – The Savannah River National Laboratory’s (SRNL’s) Connie Herman has been named the 2019 recipient of the D. T. Rankin Award by the Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division of The American Ceramics Society (ACerS). This award recognizes a division member who has demonstrated exemplary service to the division. Ms….
AIKEN, S.C.– On August 9, 2019 Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the mock-up of the operation that will harvest plutonium-244 (Pu-244), a highly valuable nuclear material used in applications such as nuclear forensics, high precision plutonium measurements, and heavy element research. The Pu-244 was a by-product of the long,…