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A student\u2019s research into the long-term clean-up of nuclear waste recently earned him national recognition from the American Chemical Society.<\/p>\n
Specifically, Jordan Stanberry, who enters the Chemistry doctorate program this fall, is exploring ways to contain the spread of a major pollutant in nuclear waste called Technetium-99. He is currently confirming a methodology to make Technetium-99 insoluble and less likely to contaminate the water table and nearby waterways.<\/p>\n
Stanberry\u2019s research made him one of 20 awarded nationally with the American Chemical Society\u2019s Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pretty shocked to receive the award. I had been performing research a little under a year, so\u00a0it was pretty amazing to receive\u00a0an award from an institution as renowned as ACS,\u201d Stanberry said.<\/p>\n
Stanberry said he\u2019s always found radiochemistry interesting, so this project was a great match for his curiosity. The long-term impact of this research holds big potential for protecting the environment.<\/p>\n
Stanberry credits his mentor, Vasileios Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D., assistant professor Chemistry, for encouraging him and pushing his research.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really cares about the success and achievements of his students,\u201d Stanberry said.<\/p>\n
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A student\u2019s research into the long-term clean-up of nuclear waste recently earned him national recognition from the American Chemical Society. Specifically, Jordan Stanberry, who enters the Chemistry doctorate program this fall, is exploring ways to contain the spread of a major pollutant in nuclear waste called Technetium-99. He is currently confirming a methodology to make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":25058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[35,38,28],"tags":[6108,6107,3499],"class_list":["post-25057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chemistry-departments","category-breaking-news","category-top-news","tag-american-chemical-societys-undergraduate-student-award","tag-jordan-stanberry","tag-ucf-chemistry-department"],"yoast_head":"\n