Hanford Tag

22 Oct PNNL scientist to discuss work at plutonium production site in Russia as part of WSU Tri-Cities lecture

Posted at 06:00h in Research, Science, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. - Bruce Napier, a senior scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will discuss his work regarding the Mayak plutonium production site in Russia, which has many similarities to the Hanford Site...

01 Sep Hanford History Project to celebrate Hanford 75th anniversary with community events

Posted at 10:44h in Academic Affairs, Art, College of Arts and Sciences, Community Engagement, Faculty, frontpage, profile, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities [caption id="attachment_69902" align="alignleft" width="450"] 100-B area of the Hanford Site.[/caption] RICHLAND, Wash. – In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Hanford Site, Washington State University Tri-Cities’ Hanford History Project will host and partner to...

20 Feb Professor sees success in developing high-performance grout for Hanford’s solid secondary waste

Posted at 07:00h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Student, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – After seeing initial success in developing an ultra high-performance grout to potentially encapsulate solid secondary waste at the Hanford Site, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is providing a Washington State University...

15 Nov Dec. 4: Authors of new book focusing on beginnings of Hanford to hold presentation

Posted at 13:40h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, Research, Staff, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – The authors of a new book focusing on the beginnings of the Hanford Site will hold a public presentation from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the East...

30 Oct Non-traditional student uses WSU Tri-Cities education to achieve better life for family

Posted at 11:35h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Staff, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Family is core to who Geoff Schramm is as a friend, a person, but especially as a father and husband. [caption id="attachment_61080" align="alignleft" width="500"] Geoff Schramm (second from left) with his family...

01 Oct Hanford History Project launches book documenting beginnings of Hanford

Posted at 14:59h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities launched its first book for a new series known as the Hanford Histories during a launch event at the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Interim Visitors’ Center, located at 2000 Logston...

24 Apr April 27: Radioactive tanks focus of WSU, DOE lecture

Posted at 17:16h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – WSU Tri-Cities and the U.S. Department of Energy will hold their second lecture as part of a new series on the Hanford Site from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the East Auditorium on campus. This presentation will focus on the Hanford Site’s radioactive...

24 Mar March 27: WSU Tri-Cities, DOE hosting new lecture series on Hanford

Posted at 12:08h in Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy to host a new lecture series focusing on the Hanford Site and the DOE’s current and future missions at the site. The kick-off lecture covers the history of Hanford and begins...

02 Mar March 15-18: WSU Tri-Cities to host conference on legacies of Manhattan Project

Posted at 10:56h in WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Hanford History Project at Washington State University Tri-Cities will host a conference detailing the global impact of the Manhattan Project over the last 75 years March 15-18 at the Red Lion Hanford House in Richland. The conference, titled “Legacies of the Manhattan...

01 Feb WSU Tri-Cities professor finding ways to overcome water-related issues that hit close to African roots

Posted at 18:10h in frontpage, Photography, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray Stemming from his background growing up in Ethiopia, Yonas Demissie views water as a commodity more valuable than oil. In the nation of more than 94 million people, just 42 percent have access to clean water in Ethiopia. That is why the WSU Tri-Cities...