In response to the decline in educational opportunities in the field of nuclear and radiochemistry and concomitant lack of student exposure to the field, the American Chemical Society’s Summer Schools in Nuclear and Radiochemistry were initiated to help address the need for an undergraduate pipeline into the field. Since they were first introduced in 1984, the Summer School program has successfully introduced 744 physical science and engineering undergraduates to nuclear and radiochemistry. Of this group, over 20% have chosen careers in nuclear science and many of these individuals are now in a position to influence other young people to enter the field. The Summer Schools are intensive, six-week courses in fundamental principles of nuclear and radiochemistry, held at San Jose State University and at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

American Chemical Society's summer schools in nuclear and radiochemistry

256th National Meeting (2018)

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