Ivan Maldonado, associate professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, led a UT/ORNL team that provided tutorials and lectures at the 4th Russian International Conference on Nuclear Material Protection Control and Accounting in Obninsk, Russia. The team also gave lectures at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in Moscow.

Kate Jones, assistant professor of physics, is one of three nuclear physicists to receive a prestigious Outstanding Junior Investigator (OJI) Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award recognizes exceptional scientists early in their careers by supporting development of their individual research programs. The honor brings with it a total of $300,000 over the next three years for her research proposal: “Spectroscopic Studies Close to 100Sn and 132Sn Using Direct Reactions and Gamma Ray Measurements.” This is the second OJI award in three years for UT Knoxville’s nuclear physics program: in 2007, assistant professor Thomas Papenbrock won for his proposal, “Structure of Rare Isotopes.”

Recognizing Kate Jones for receiving a prestigious Outstanding Junior Investigator Award from the Department of Energy.

Recognizing Jason Hayward for his $1.5 million award to develop Cherenkov glasses for detection of penetrating radiation.

Recognizing Witold Nazarewicz for his recent election to the executive committee of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics.