Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics & Diagnostic Sciences) had his work published in the August issue of the Annals of ICRP (International Commission of Radiological Protection). He co-authored the article, "Assessment of Radiation Exposure of Astronauts in Space," which describes the terms and methods used to assess the radiation exposure of…

Janelle Drossler and William Kerlin (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), who both are pursuing doctoral degrees in radiochemistry, earned awards during the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research competition. Drossler earned a first-place prize in the open competition, Separations and Waste Forms category for her…

Louie Puentedura (Physical Therapy) recently won the highest research award in orthopedic physical therapy, the 2012 Rose Excellence in Research Award for the Orthopedic Section of American Physical Therapy Association. He also won the Medeiros Award for the best 2012 article in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapeutics.

Emilio "Louie" Puentedura (Physical Therapy) made two platform presentations at the International Federation of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, in October. The first was on a "Systematic Review of the Effect of Neuroscience Education" on chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability. The second was on the…

Ken Czerwinski (Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies) and Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Science) received a $596,146 grant from National Security Technologies (NSTec) for development of synthetic debris for nuclear forensics.