Penn State ANS Receives Several Honors from ANS National

The Penn State student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has received a number of honors from ANS National for their work during the 2006-2007 school year. The ANS student section has reached record high membership with approximately 50 active undergraduate and graduate members. During the past year, Penn State ANS has been involved in hosting a number of industry speakers as well as serving as guides for numerous events such as Engineering Open House and the Westinghouse Scholars program. The section has also been very busy providing outreach to the surrounding community through there Boy Scout Nuclear Science Merit Badge Program which provided over 250 scouts from around the state with the merit badge, this year alone. Additionally, Penn State ANS was fortunate enough to be able to sent 15 representatives to Oregon State University to represent the University and present numerous papers at the ANS Student Conference. As a result of their work during the past year, Penn State ANS was awarded an honorable mention to the Samuel Glasstone Award, which is presented annually to the best student section, by ANS National. Additionally, Penn State ANS also awarded 1 of 15 certificates of distinction from ANS National which were given to student sections for their work and contributions to the surrounding communities.

During the 2006-2007 school year, Penn State ANS was under the direction of President Daniel J. Skilone and faculty advisor, Dr. Robert Edwards. Congratulations to Penn State ANS and best of luck in continuing your tradition of excellence in the 2007-2008 school year.