FCWMD-Sponsored Awards
An important activity of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division is sponsoring awards to acknowledge the contributions of members to the field.
| Fuel Cycle And Waste Management Significant Contribution Award | ||
| Periodicity: | Since 2014 | |
| Presented: | ANS National Annual Meeting | |
| Previous Awardees: | 2019: Patricia Paviet
2017: Robert Einziger 2016: Robert Jubin 2015: John Kessler |
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| Nomination Deadline: | March 1 | |
| Nomination Form: | here | |
| This award was established in 2014 by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division to recognize individuals or teams for a successful accomplishment that significantly advanced the scientific, engineering, societal, or regulatory aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle and/or the nuclear waste management. Awards may be given to an individual or collectively to a team for success on a single project, activity, contribution, or sustained initiative related to the nuclear fuel cycle and/or nuclear waste management. The award will be a plaque given at the opening or President’s plenary session. An article detailing the achievement will be published in RadWaste Solutions, and a blog post commemorating the achievement will be posted on the FCWMD website or the ANS Nuclear Cafe. | ||
| Fuel Cycle And Waste Management Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Periodicity: | Since 2014 | |
| Presented: | ANS National Annual Meeting | |
| Previous Awardees: | 2019: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
2017: Ruth Weiner 2016: Bernard Boullis 2015: Emory Collins |
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| Nomination Deadline: | March 1 | |
| Nomination Form: | here | |
| This award was established in 2014 by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division to recognize individuals who have made major lifetime contributions that significantly advanced the scientific, engineering, societal, or regulatory aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle and/or the nuclear waste management mission. The award will be a plaque given at the opening or President’s plenary session. An article detailing the achievement will be published in RadWaste Solutions, and a blog post commemorating the achievement will be posted on the FCWMD website or ANS Nuclear Cafe. The highlights of the award ceremony including the picture with ANS president will be advertised in Nuclear News. | ||
| Distinguished Service on behalf of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division | ||
| Periodicity: | Since 2014 | |
| Presented: | FCWMD Committee Meeting, ANS national Meeting | |
| Previous Awardees: | 2019: Sven Bader
2014: Stephen L. Turner |
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| Nomination Deadline: | March 1 | |
| Details: | here | |
| This award was established in 2014 by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division to recognize the outstanding participation in the leadership of the Division or in public outreach activities representing the division. An award plaque will be will presented at the FCWMD Executive Committee Meeting and the award will be advertised at Nuclear News and/or Rad Waste Magazine, and in a blog post on the FCWMD website or the ANS Nuclear Cafe. | ||
| Outstanding Published Work at a Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division Session | ||
| Periodicity: | Since 2014 | |
| Presented: | FCWMD Committee Meeting, ANS national Meeting | |
| Previous Awardees: | None | |
| Nomination Deadline: | March 1 | |
| Details: | here | |
| This award was established in 2014 by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division to recognize individuals or teams for a combination of best full-length paper and oral presentation in a FCWMD sponsored topical meeting/session. An award plaque and a monetary amount of $250 will be will presented at the FCWMD Program Committee Meeting. The award will be advertised at Nuclear News and/or Radwaste Magazine | ||
FCWMD-Sponsored Scholarships
Another important activity of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division is sponsoring scholarships to acknowledge the contributions of our young members to the field.
| Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division John Randall Scholarship | ||
| Periodicity: | Annually | |
| Presented: | ANS National Annual Meeting | |
| Previous Awardees: | 2019: Hunter B. Andrews – Virginia Commonwealth University
2018: Kathryn A. Mummah, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2017: Kathryn A. Mummah, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2016: Gordon M. Petersen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
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| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 | |
| Details: | here | |
| Nomination Form: | here | |
| This award, supported by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management division, is in honor of Dr. John D. Randall. It is awarded yearly to a “student pursuing graduate studies in the areas of science and engineering related to the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management.” Dr. Randall was the Deputy Commission and the Executive Director of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program for the state of New York, and was a professor of nuclear engineering at Texas A&M, where he directed the Nuclear Science Center from 1958 to 1983. He was a fellow of the American Nuclear Society and a recipient of the Society’s Exceptional Service Award. During 1991-1992, Dr. Randall served as national chairman of the Society’s Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division and its Honors & Awards Committee. | ||
