The following Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering students were awarded Best Paper in their technical categories at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference 2010 in April at the University of Michigan:

Awards:

Best Paper in Detection and Measurements

• Using Graphene Field Effect Transistors to Detect Ionizing Radiation by John Boguski

Best Paper in Education, Training and Workforce Development

• Lessons Learned from the Purdue Nuclear Engineering Outreach Program by Lenka Kolla

Papers presented:

Detection and Measurements

Juniors:

• Using Graphene Field Effect Transistors to Detect Ionizing Radiation
  by John Boguski
• GEANT4 Modeling of neutron Time Projection Chamber
  by Caleb Roecker
• Assessment of Wavelet Processing in Removing Background Peaks from NRF Spectra
  by Jason Young

Senior:

• Refinement of Thermal Spike Theory through Ion Transport
  by Thomas Grimes

Education, Training and Workforce Development

• Lessons Learned from the Purdue Nuclear Engineering Outreach Program
  by Lenka Kollar, MS