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NERS Graduates win major awards

by Rod Capps
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
August 13, 2019
Janelle Wharry and Matt Gomez receive early career awards| Short Read

NERS Alum Matt Gomez of Sandia National Lab has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award! Read more here.

NERS Alum Janelle Wharry from Purdue has been awarded a DOE Office of Science Early Career Award! Read more here.

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