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Current position: senior consulting scientist and founder, Eichrom Technologies Education: B.S., chemistry, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., inorganic chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Horwitz on his scientific role model: “Glenn T. Seaborg pioneered the entire field of actinide chemistry and made major contributions in modifying the periodic table of elements.” What his colleagues say: “Phil’s special genius lay in being able to devise a complete […]
Current position: Gregory R. Choppin Chair in Chemistry, Florida State University; director, Center for Actinide Science and Technology Education: BS, chemistry, Southwest State University; MS and PhD, chemistry, Northwestern University Albrecht-Schmitt on his biggest research challenge: “Some radioactive elements are only brief visitors to our labs, and capturing as much as we can about them before they transmute into a different guest or […]
Her research on uranium and associated actinides and fission products focuses on enabling safe disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel and on the chemistry needed to retrieve high-level radioactive waste from the Hanford waste tanks. She also is known as an advocate and mentor for graduate students and junior researchers. “This recognition by the ACS is actually a tribute to […]