Christopher Cahill, professor of chemistry and international affairs and chair of the Chemistry Department, is co-principal investigator on a University of Florida -led Consortium for Nuclear Forensics project, which just received $25 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). George Washington University is one of 16 universities in the consortium.
The purpose of the consortium, according to the U.S. Energy Department, is to educate the next generation of nuclear forensic scientists and engineers while engaging in research and development spanning basic aspects of new technology and methods to programmatic work directly supporting the nuclear security and nonproliferation missions of NNSA.