Harry Jang (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 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. Jang'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, “Synthetic Diversity in the Preparation of Metallic Uranium,” was published in Royal Society Open Science in March. 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. Jang is a Ph.D. student in the radiochemistry program.
