In 2013, the National Nuclear Security Administration supported the establishment of the Radiochemistry Center of Excellence (RCoE) at the University of Tennessee. The RCoE involves faculty and students in nuclear engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and UT’s new interdisciplinary PhD program in energy science and engineering. The RCoE is organized into a set of two major and two minor research thrusts, each selected to develop new scientific understanding in areas of strategic interest and to develop student expertise and interests that overlap with NNSA needs. Those thrust areas are Advanced Radiochemical Separations, Radiochemical Probes For Physical Phenomena, Nuclear Cross-Sections, and Bulk Actinide Oxide Materials Processing and Behavior. This presentation will review the research acomplishments of the RCoE in its first two years as well as its impact on improving student interest and engagement in the field of nuclear and radiochemistry. This work was supported by the NNSA through the Stewardship Science Academic Program.

The Radiochemistry Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee

249th National Meeting (2015)

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