Welcome new group members: Emily and Jason
john.mccloyBetter late than never (only a few months late)! The NOME group welcomes new graduate student Emily Nienhuis and new Post-doctoral associate Jason Lonergan. Welcome folks!
Junghune Nam receives Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering
john.mccloyCongratulations to Junghune, who received his MS degree on December 10, 2016. His thesis was entitled, “Aqueous synthesis of iodide sodalite for the immobilization of I-129.” Congratulations, Junghune!
Group attends MRS meeting in Boston in Nov/Dec
john.mccloyJohn McCloy, Jose Marcial, and Deepak Patil attended the MRS Fall meeting in Boston in November/December.
Jose and John gave talks in the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management symposium.
Jose’s talk (with Mostafa Ahmadzadeh) was entitled, “Effect of Li, Fe, and B Addition on the Crystallization Behavior of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glasses as Analogues for Hanford High Level Waste Glasses.”
John’s invited talk (with Jamie Weaver et al) was entitled, “Synthesis and Characterization of 5- and 6- Coordinated Alkali Pertechnetates.”
Jamie Weaver receives PhD in Chemistry
john.mccloyJamie became “Dr. Weaver” on December 10, 2016. Jamie’s dissertation was titled, “Localized chemistry of 99Tc in simulated low activity waste glass.” Congratulations Jamie!
