Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division

The Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division of The American Ceramic Society explores applications of ceramics in nuclear energy production and medicine. Current uses of ceramics in this field include fuel and absorber materials for fission reactors as isotopic heat sources and for safe encapsulation of nuclear and hazardous waste materials.


Division Chair

Kevin M. Fox

Savannah River National Laboratory

Building 999-W

Aiken, SC 29808-0001

kevin.fox@srnl.doe.gov

P: (803) 819-8462

F: (803) 819-8432

 

 

Vice Chair

Elizabeth N. Hoffman
Savannah River National Laboratory
Building 773-A
Aiken, SC 29808 
elizabeth.hoffman@srnl.doe.gov

P: (609) 781-0276

 

 

Secretary

Ram Devanathan
MS K2-01, PO Box 999
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA 99352
ram.devanathan@pnl.gov  
P: (509) 371-6487

Programming Committee

Josef Matyas
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
902 Battelle Boulevard
P.O. Box 999, MSIN K6-24
Richland, WA 99352 
Josef.Matyas@pnl.gov
P: (509) 372-6023 

 


N&ETD Rules, revised October 2010

 

Meetings

 

36th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites

January 22-27, 2012, Hilton Daytona Beach Resort and Ocean Center
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

 

Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy

February 26-March 1, 2012
Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort
Clearwater, Florida, USA

 

ICC4-International Congress on Ceramics, including 3rd Ceramic Leadership Summit Track

July 15-19, 2012
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference and Exhibition - MS&T’12 combined with the ACerS 114th Annual Meeting, October 7-11, 2012

David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   

 

 


All ACerS Meetings

 


Awards  

 

The NETD Best Paper Award is open to anyone who presents a paper in an NETD-sponsored symposium at the ACerS Annual Meeting/MS&T and submits the paper for publication in the proceedings. The award, which consists of an engraved plaque, is presented at the NETD Annual Business Meeting the year following the presentation of the paper. 

For more information on the Best Paper Award, contact Kevin Fox at Savannah River National Laboratory. 

 

 

D.T. Rankin Award - Deadline for Nominations: June 15, 2011


This award recognizes a member of the Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division who has demonstrated exemplary service to the division. The award honors Tom Rankin’s memory and service to the division, and will be presented at the division business meeting held in conjunction with the ACerS Annual Meeting.


Recent award winners:

2011:  John Marra, Savannah River National Laboratory

2010:  William R. Jacoby

2009:  George Wicks, Savannah River National Laboratory

2008:  T.B. Lindemer, GCR Fuel Consultant


Contact for nomination information:
Dr. S. K. Sundaram
Inamori Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering
The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
2 Pine Street
Alfred, NY 14802
P: (607) 871-2789
F: (607) 871-2354
sundaram@alfred.edu
 

 

Student Stipend for MS&T’11/ACerS 113th Annual Meeting - Congratulations to the 2011 NETD Student Stipend Recipients!



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