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Feb 4, 2013 8:00 AM Argonne's International ProgramsEngaging America’s experts: Argonne’s program to support the IAEA
How the lab’s International Programs helps researchers from abroad and makes U.S. expertise available to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Article by Allison M. Holiski, published in the January 2013 issue of Nuclear News, Copyright © 2013 by the American Nuclear Society
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Jan 31, 2013 8:00 AM Dr. Mark PetersANS Chicago Local Section welcomes Dr. Mark Peters
On the evening of January 16, the Chicago local section of the American Nuclear Society welcomed Mark Peters, deputy director for programs at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Jan 29, 2013 8:00 AM CP-1: the Past, Present & Future of Nuclear EnergyCP-1: the Past, Present & Future of Nuclear Energy
Watch the video recording of this event…
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Jan 15, 2013 8:00 AM The Pro-Nukes Environmental MovementThe Pro-Nukes Environmental Movement
Article by Keith Kloor from Slate…
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Dec 12, 2012 8:00 AM Out from the shadows: Argonne’s quest to demystify nuclear energyOut from the shadows: Argonne’s quest to demystify nuclear energy
Article by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory from Medill Reports including interviews and a wrap-up of the recent public lecture on nuclear energy held at Argonne…
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Dec 02, 2012 8:00 AM Argonne commemorates 70th anniversary of first man-made nuclear chain reactionThe Dawn of the Nuclear Age
Argonne commemorates 70th anniversary of first man-made nuclear chain reaction…
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:: CP-1 Anniversary
:: Watch CBS News Video “Almanac: A nuclear landmark” — CBS News (Dec. 2, 2012)
:: Almanac: The 1st self-sustained nuclear reaction — CBS News article (Dec. 2, 2012)
:: A Weekend of Nuclear History — ANS Nuclear Cafe Blog (Dec. 2, 2012)
:: Atomic Show: – 70th Anniversary of CP-1, the First Controlled Fission Chain Reaction — Listen to the podcast of the experts round table moderated by Rod Adams (Dec. 2, 2012)
:: How the Atomic Age Began at UChicago — University of Chicago video (Dec. 10, 2012)
:: How the first chain reaction changed science — University of Chicago News article (Dec. 10, 2012)
Nov 20, 2012 8:00 AM SHARP could slash nuclear reactor design costsSHARP could slash nuclear reactor design costs
Researchers are using some of the world’s most powerful computers at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility to take a leap forward in nuclear reactor design, analysis and engineering…
:: Full Story» — Argonne News Release
:: Multi-physics Reactor Performance and Safety Simulations
Nov 19, 2012 8:00 AM Argonne Hosts G8 Nuclear Safety and Security GroupArgonne Hosts G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group
On October 17-18, Argonne National Laboratory hosted a G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG) meeting to discuss nuclear safety culture, new domestic nuclear construction projects, and other topics that could impact nuclear energy safety and security…
:: Full Story» — Argonne EESA News Release
Nov 19, 2012 8:00 AM Faibish appointed Fellow to Senate CommitteeFaibish appointed Fellow to Senate Committee
Ron Faibish, principal nuclear engineer at Argonne, has been appointed the new Science Fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources…
:: Full Story» — Argonne EESA News Release

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Recent Awards

  • Young Member Excellence Award
    by ANS
    to E. Merzari
  • Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award
    by ANS
    to D.W. Pointer

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Recent Patents

  • Surface acoustic wave probe implant for predicting epileptic seizures
    N. Gopalsami, S. Kulikov, I. Osorio, A.C. Raptis, U.S. Patent 8,165,682 (Apr. 2012)
  • High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference
    J.L. Routbort, D. Singh, P.K. Dutta, R. Ramasamy, J.V. Spirig, S. Akbar, U.S. Patent 8,057,652 (Nov. 2011)
  • Compact electrochemical bifunctional NOx/O2 sensors with internal reference for high temperature applications
    D. Singh, J. Routbort, P. Dutta, J.V. Spirig, and J. Chan Yang, U.S. Patent 8,012,323 (Sep. 2011)

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