Alpha Nu Sigma

ΑΝΣ
Founded| June 5, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-06-05)
Type| Honor society
Emphasis| Nuclear energy
Scope| National
Motto| Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom
Member badge|
Chapters| 25
Members| 4,100 lifetime
Headquarters| c/o American Nuclear Society
555 N. Kensington Ave.
La Grange Park, IL 60526-5592
USA

Alpha Nu Sigma (ΑΝΣ) is an American nuclear engineering honor society affiliated with the American Nuclear 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 fall 2021, there are 18 active chapters and approximately 2,000 members nationwide.[2][3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Symbols
* 3 Membership
* 4 Chapter list
* 5 Honorary members
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## 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 are outlined in the national honor society's constitution.[2] The criteria are 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 fall 2021, the following table lists the chapters of Alpha Nu Sigma.

University / College  | State  | Status  | Ref(s)

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Excelsior University | New York  | Active  | [3][4]
Georgia Tech  | Georgia  | Inactive  | [3]
Idaho State University | Idaho  | Inactive  | [3]
Kansas State University | Kansas | Active  | [3]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | Active  | [3][5]
Missouri University of Science and Technology | Missouri  | Active  | [3][6]
North Carolina State University | North Carolina  | Active  | [3][7]
Ohio State University | Ohio  | Active  | [3]
Oregon State University | Oregon  | Active  | [3]
Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania  | Active  | [3][8]
Purdue University | Indiana | Active  | [3][9]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | New York  | Active  | [3]
South Carolina State University | South Carolina  | Active  | [3][10]
Texas A&M University  | Texas | Active  | [3][11]
United States Military Academy  | New York  | Active  | [3][12]
United States Naval Academy  | Maryland  | Active  | [3]
University of California, Berkeley | California | Inactive  | [3][13]
University of Florida | Florida  | Inactive  | [3][14]
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Illinois  | Active  | [3]
University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland  | Inactive  | [3]
University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | Inactive  | [3][15]
University of Michigan | Michigan  | Active  | [3][16]
University of New Mexico | New Mexico  | Active  | [3]
University of Tennessee | Tennessee | Active  | [3][17]
University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Inactive  | [3]
University of Utah | Utah  | Inactive  | [3]
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin  | Inactive  | [3]
Virginia Tech  | Virginia  | Inactive  | [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)

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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 | [18]
Arthur B. Chilton | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 1983  | \--  | [18]
Noel Corngold | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1984  | Professor of physics at California Institute of Technology (1966–2002); known for studying the behavior of neutrons in reactors  | [18]
Nils J. Diaz | University of Florida | 2000  | Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2003–2006)  | [18]
James J. Duderstadt | University of Michigan | 1986  | President of the University of Michigan (1988–1996)  | [18]
Daniel F. Hang | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 1982  | \--  | [18]
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)  | [18]
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 | [18]
Henry Hurwitz | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1983  | Pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants  | [18]
Barclay G. Jones | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 1982  | \--  | [18]
William Kerr | University of Michigan | 1983  | \--  | [18]
William Kimel | Kansas State University | 1981  | \--  | [18]
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  | [18]
John Lamarsh (posthumous) | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1984  | \--  | [18]
Milton Levenson | Iowa State University | 1983  | \--  | [18]
W. Bennett Lewis | Iowa State University | 1983  | Directed the development of the CANDU reactor | [18]
Robert L. Long | National Officers  | 1991  | Vice Chief of Naval Operations (1977–1979); Commander of the United States Pacific Command (1979–1983)  | [18]
William D. Magwood | South Carolina State University | 2014  | \--  | [18]
Nunzio J. Palladino | Pennsylvania State University | 1991  | \--  | [18]
Donald Rathbone | Kansas State University | 1981  | \--  | [18]
David J. Rose | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1985  | Professor of nuclear engineering at MIT; known for his work in plasma physics and fusion power | [18]
Richard Schneider | University of Florida | 1984  | \--  | [18]
Mortimer A. Schultz | Pennsylvania State University | 1984  | \--  | [18]
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)  | [18]
Bernard I. Spinrad | Iowa State University | 1984  | \--  | [18]
Chauncey Starr | Iowa State University | 1983  | Founded the Electric Power Research Institute | [18]
Edward Teller | Kansas State University | 1989  | Known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" through the application of the Teller-Ulam design | [18]
Robert E. Uhrig | University of Florida | 1984  | \--  | [18]

## See also

* American Nuclear Society

## References

1. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://ans.org/const/ansnhs/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society Constitution". American Nuclear Society. https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/constitution.pdf.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/.
4. ↑ Kerwin, Jenna (August 8, 2017). "Business and Technology Students Inducted Into Honor Societies". Excelsior College. https://www.excelsior.edu/article/business-technology-students-inducted-honor-societies/.
5. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://web.mit.edu/ans/www/alphanusigma.html.
6. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma". Missouri University of Science and Technology. http://web.mst.edu/~alphanu/.
7. ↑ Department of Nuclear Engineering (May 17, 2019). "Celebrating NC State's 2018–19 Nuclear Engineering Graduating Class". North Carolina State University. https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/news/2019/celebrating-nc-states-2018-19-nuclear-engineering-graduating-class/.
8. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Society". Pennsylvania State University. https://orgcentral.psu.edu/organization/alpha-nu-sigma-society.
9. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma". Purdue University. https://engineering.purdue.edu/NE/people/student-orgs/alpha-nu-sigma.
10. ↑ "SCSU Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". South Carolina State University. http://www.scsu.edu/files/CSMET/nep_ans.htm.
11. ↑ "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Organizations". Texas A&M University. https://engineering.tamu.edu/nuclear/academics/student-orgs.html.
12. ↑ "Cadet Honor Societies". United States Military Academy. https://www.westpoint.edu/academics/student-excellence/cadet-honor-societies.
13. ↑ "Teams and Organizations – Honorary Organizations". University of California, Berkeley. https://engineering.berkeley.edu/students/student-life/teams-and-organizations/.
14. ↑ "Student Organizations – Honorary, Professional, and Technical Organizations". University of Florida. https://registrar.ufl.edu/catalogarchive/02-03-catalog/colleges/engineering/organizations.html.
15. ↑ "Current Students – Student Societies". University of Massachusetts Lowell. https://www.uml.edu/engineering/chemical/current-students/.
16. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Society at the University of Michigan". University of Michigan. https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/alphanusigma.
17. ↑ "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Societies". University of Tennessee. 25 August 2016. https://ne.utk.edu/student-societies/.
18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 "Honorary Members of Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/current-honorary-members.pdf.

## External links

* Official website

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