Congratulations to Bryant Kanies, nuclear engineering doctoral candidate at NC State University. Bryant won one of the two NC State University 2022 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D awards. He works on the development of new materials and devices for improving radiation detection and imaging technologies with faculty adviser, Dr. Ge Yang.
from Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D
July 2022
CANYON, TX – Bryant Kanies, a Ph.D. student in Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been awarded a prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply Chain. Kanies’s award is in the Competition for Students at Universities with Less than $600 Million in 2020 R&D Expenditures. His award-winning research paper, “Thermoluminescence and Optically Stimulated Luminescence Response of Al2O3 Coatings Deposited by Mist-Chemical Vapor Deposition,” was published in Radiation Physics and Chemistry in February 2022.
In order to be successful and retain its leadership role in nuclear technologies, the United States must foster creativity and breakthrough achievements to develop tomorrow’s nuclear solutions. The Department of Energy has long recognized that university students are an important source of cutting-edge advancements, and a key component in meeting its long-term goals. The Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards program was developed for this purpose.
The Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards program is designed to: 1) award graduate and undergraduate students for innovative nuclear-technology-relevant research publications, 2) demonstrate the Department of Energy’s commitment to higher education in nuclear-technology-relevant disciplines, and 3) support communications among university students and Department of Energy representatives.
The program awarded 22 prizes in 2022 for student publications relevant to nuclear technology. In addition to cash awards, award-winning students will have a variety of other opportunities.
For more information on the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards program, visit www.nucleartechinnovations.org.