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Professor of Nuclear Engineering Richard Wood of the Tickle College of Engineering has been selected as a 2017 fellow of the American Nuclear Society, one of the highest honors a nuclear engineer can achieve.

Jamie Coble, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, is also being honored by the society with its early career award for her work with nuclear safety.

Given in response for what the group called his “significant contributions to nuclear engineering,” Wood’s award will be presented during the ANS annual conference in San Francisco June 11–15.

“We are extremely happy for Richard and for this recognition of his years of innovative work,” said Wes Hines, head of the department. “His selection is validation of the contributions he has made to the field, to our department, and to our university.”

As part of his recognition, the ANS pointed out that Wood alone is responsible for having developed or revised one-third of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s codes and guides.

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Please send faculty, staff, and student recognitions to Erin Chapin (erin.chapin@utk.edu).

• Joan Cronan, former women’s athletics director at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the first recipient of the newly established NCAA President’s Pat Summitt Award recognizing an individual in the Association’s membership for positively influencing college athletes and their experiences through the individual’s career long commitment to advocating for college sports.

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Four UT researchers are among the 2016 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Brian Wirth, Karen Hughes, and George Ostrouchov hold various positions on the UT Knoxville campus; Baohua Gu from the UT Institute of Agriculture also was selected.
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Kelli Grissom, Kristin Miranda, and Katherine Krouse—who are majoring in civil, industrial, and chemical engineering, respectively—recently earned Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) scholarships. The honor includes $3,500 to be spent in their educational pursuits.

Ed Cortez, professor and former director of the School of Information Sciences (SIS) in the College of Communication and Information, has been appointed chair of the American Libraries Association (ALA) Committee on Education.

Howard Hall, the joint UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Global Nuclear Security was recently featured in the prestigious journal Science for his thoughts on post-nuclear fallout.