September 18, 2019
Linda Blaser
Christian Juillerat ’16 recognized by US Department of Energy
Christian Juillerat '16
Christian Juillerat ’16, a PhD student in chemistry at the University of South Carolina, has been awarded a first place prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Technology R&D.
Juillerat’s award is in the Open Competition in the category of Used Fuel Disposition. Her award-winning research paper, “Overstepping Lӧwenstein’s Rule—a Route to Unique Aluminophosphate Frameworks with 3D Salt-Inclusion and Ion Exchange Properties,” was published in the journal Inorganic Chemistry in December 2018.
At °ϲʿ, Juillerat double majored in chemistry and physics and minored in music.
The Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards program presented 25 prizes in 2019 for student publications relevant to innovative nuclear technology. The award program is designed to honor graduate and undergraduate students for innovative nuclear-technology-relevant research publications, demonstrate the Department of Energy’s commitment to higher education in nuclear-technology-relevant disciplines, and support communications among university students and Department of Energy representatives.
For more information on the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards program, click .