University of California-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department
The efforts by UC-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering faculty and students to provide accurate and authoritative information to the public following Fukushima were outstanding and serve as a model to emulate.
LaGrange Park, IL (PRWEB) June 21, 2012
The University of California (UC)-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department has been awarded an American Nuclear Society (ANS) Presidential Citation, ANS President Eric Loewen, PhD, announced today. Loewen will present the award to UC-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department representatives during the President’s Session of the ANS Annual Conference: “Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events,” being held June 24-28 in Chicago, Illinois.
“The efforts by UC-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering faculty and students to provide accurate and authoritative information to the public following Fukushima were outstanding and serve as a model to emulate,” said Loewen.
The Presidential Citation recognizes the following achievements:
Nuclear Engineering Department, UC-Berkeley—For serving at the leading edge of communication to educate California and the nation about radiological impact to the U.S. from the Fukushima incident. By collecting atmospheric-transported radiation samples from Japan, explaining the significance to the public via public forums and the UC-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Air Monitoring Station website, the UC-Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department gained national recognition as a trusted source for rational, accurate and authoritative information about radioactivity and its potential impacts on the U.S. population.
For more information about the conference, visit http://www.ans.org. For information about ANS Honors and Awards, visit http://www.new.ans.org/honors/.
Established in 1954, ANS is a professional organization of engineers and scientists devoted to the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. Its 11,600 members come from diverse technical backgrounds covering the full range of engineering disciplines as well as the physical and biological sciences. They are advancing the application of these technologies to improve the lives of the world community through national and international enterprise within government, academia, research laboratories and private industry.
