Alpha Nu Sigma

Alpha Nu Sigma (ANΣ) is an American nuclear engineering honor society. Alpha Nu Sigma was established to "recognize high scholarship, integrity, and potential achievement among outstanding degree-seeking nuclear engineering students at institutions of higher learning".[1] As of spring 2020, there are 23 active chapters and approximately 2,000 members nationwide.[2]

History

Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society was established by the American Nuclear Society on June 5, 1979.[2] Alpha Nu Sigma quickly grew in size, obtaining 17 chapters and 320 members by its third anniversary in June 1982. By the end of 1985, Alpha Nu Sigma had grown to 23 chapters and 920 members. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, and growth of the society has struggled since that event.

Symbols

The motto of Alpha Nu Sigma is "Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom".[2] The symbol of Alpha Nu Sigma contains "three ellipses representing electron orbits surrounding a nucleus of protons and neutrons" with the Greek letters of the society superimposed.[2]

Membership

Membership selection criteria for Alpha Nu Sigma is outlined in the national honor society's constitution.[2] The criteria is summarized as follows:

  • Candidates for membership must be enrolled in a program to pursue an academic degree in an applied-nuclear-science, nuclear-engineering, or nuclear-engineering option curriculum.
  • Juniors shall be eligible if they rank in the top quarter of their peer group.
  • Seniors and graduate students shall be eligible if they rank in the top third of their peer group.
  • Faculty members shall also be eligible for membership.
  • Honorary membership may be awarded to individuals who have made "exemplary contributions in the field of nuclear science and engineering that have had seminal permanent impact nationally or internationally".

Chapter list

As of spring 2020, the following table lists the 23 active chapters of Alpha Nu Sigma.

University / College State Notes Ref(s)
Excelsior College New York -- [3][4]
Georgia Tech Georgia -- [3]
Kansas State University Kansas -- [3]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts The student chapter awarded Lisa Porter an Outstanding Teaching Award in 1996.[5] [3][6]
Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri -- [3][7]
North Carolina State University North Carolina -- [3][8]
Ohio State University Ohio -- [3]
Oregon State University Oregon -- [3]
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania -- [3][9]
Purdue University Indiana -- [3][10]
South Carolina State University South Carolina -- [3][11]
Texas A&M University Texas -- [3][12]
United States Military Academy New York -- [3][13]
United States Naval Academy Maryland -- [3]
University of California, Berkeley California -- [3][14]
University of Florida Florida -- [3][15]
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois -- [3]
University of Massachusetts Lowell Massachusetts -- [3][16]
University of Michigan Michigan -- [3][17]
University of Tennessee Tennessee -- [3][18]
University of Texas at Austin Texas -- [3]
University of Utah Utah -- [3]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin -- [3]

Honorary members

As of spring 2020, the following table lists the 28 honorary members of Alpha Nu Sigma.

Name Sponsor Year Notes Ref(s)
Manson Benedict Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1982 Chairman of the advisory committee to the United States Atomic Energy Commission (1958–1968); known for his work on the Manhattan Project [19]
Arthur B. Chilton University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1983 -- [19]
Noel R. Corngold New Jersey Institute of Technology 1984 -- [19]
Nils J. Diaz University of Florida 2000 Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2003–2006) [19]
James J. Duderstadt University of Michigan 1986 President of the University of Michigan (1988–1996) [19]
Daniel F. Hang University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1982 -- [19]
Joseph M. Hendrie New Jersey Institute of Technology 1983 Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1977–1981); president of the American Nuclear Society (1984–1985) [19]
Norman Hilberry University of Arizona 1993 Director of the Argonne National Laboratory (1956–1961); known as the man who stood ready with an axe to cut the scram line during the start-up of Chicago Pile-1 [19]
Henry Hurwitz Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1983 Pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants [19]
Barclay G. Jones University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1982 -- [19]
William Kerr University of Michigan 1983 -- [19]
William Kimel Kansas State University 1981 -- [19]
Herbert J.C. Kouts New Jersey Institute of Technology 1983 Pioneer in nuclear power safety research; director of reactor safety research at the United States Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s [19]
John Lamarsh (posthumous) New Jersey Institute of Technology 1984 -- [19]
Milton Levenson Iowa State University 1983 -- [19]
W. Bennett Lewis Iowa State University 1983 Directed the development of the CANDU reactor [19]
Robert L. Long National Officers 1991 Vice Chief of Naval Operations (1977–1979); Commander of the United States Pacific Command (1979–1983) [19]
William D. Magwood South Carolina State University 2014 -- [19]
Nunzio J. Palladino Pennsylvania State University 1991 -- [19]
Donald Rathbone Kansas State University 1981 -- [19]
David J. Rose Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985 Professor of nuclear engineering at MIT; known for his work in plasma physics and fusion power [19]
Richard Schneider University of Florida 1984 -- [19]
Mortimer A. Schultz Pennsylvania State University 1984 -- [19]
Frederick Seitz University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1991 Pioneer of solid state physics; president of the United States National Academy of Sciences (1962–1969) [19]
Bernard I. Spinrad Iowa State University 1984 -- [19]
Chauncey Starr Iowa State University 1983 Founded the Electric Power Research Institute [19]
Edward Teller Kansas State University 1989 Known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" through the application of the Teller-Ulam design [19]
Robert E. Uhrig University of Florida 1984 -- [19]

See also

References
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  2. "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society Constitution" (PDF). American Nuclear Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society Chapters". American Nuclear Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. Kerwin, Jenna (August 8, 2017). "Business and Technology Students Inducted Into Honor Societies". Excelsior College. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. Mould, David; Acosta, Dean (October 24, 2005). "NASA Names New Aeronautics Associate Administrator". NASA. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "Alpha Nu Sigma". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. Department of Nuclear Engineering (May 17, 2019). "Celebrating NC State's 2018–19 Nuclear Engineering Graduating Class". North Carolina State University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "Alpha Nu Sigma Society". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. "Alpha Nu Sigma". Purdue University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. "SCSU Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". South Carolina State University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  12. "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Organizations". Texas A&M University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. "Cadet Honor Societies". United States Military Academy. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  14. "Teams and Organizations – Honorary Organizations". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  15. "Student Organizations – Honorary, Professional, and Technical Organizations". University of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  16. "Current Students – Student Societies". University of Massachusetts Lowell. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  17. "Alpha Nu Sigma Society at the University of Michigan". University of Michigan. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  18. "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Societies". University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  19. "Honorary Members of Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society" (PDF). American Nuclear Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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