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This successful educational program in nuclear and radiochemistry for advanced undergraduate students is described. Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy supports 24 fellowships for participants in the intensive six-week programs at San Jose State University (CA) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (NY). Students are provided transportation to and from the school site, room and board, books, lab supplies, and six units of college credit. The instructional program consists of lectures and laboratory exercises that cover the fundamentals of nuclear theory, radiochemistry, nuclear instrumentation, radiological safety, and applications in research, midicine, and industry. Guest lectures and field trips broaden the students' exposure to nuclear science. Assistance is provided in the following year to those students who wish to join a research project at a university or national laboratory, and thereafter, in their applications to graduate or professional school.
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Peterson, J.R. The American Chemical Society's Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology's summer schools in nuclear and radiochemistry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 219, 231–236 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038505
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038505