Laboratory for Radiation and Polymer Science

Al-Sheikhly Lab Group, University of Maryland College Park

January 17, 2019
by Azadeh Farzaneh
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We have a new doctor in the group, Dr. Najlaa Hassan!

Today, Najlaa Hassan, defended her dissertation entitled ” Corrosion in Crude Oil Pipelines”. Her work focused on elucidating the dominant mechanisms in corrosion of carbon steel pipelines. We had two very special guests today, Najlaa’s sweet daughter, Emma, and Najlaa’s … Continue reading

August 1, 2018
by Travis Dietz
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Members of Al-Sheikhly and Silverman Lab Groups Enjoy ICIP 2018

Members of the Al-Sheikhly and Silverman Lab Groups enjoyed the Thursday night banquet of the 2nd International Conference on Ionizing Processes this past week. Professor Silverman and his former students Byron Lambert and Fuh-Wei Tang (both at Abbott Vascular) joined … Continue reading

February 10, 2016
by Travis Dietz
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Prof. Al-Sheikhly Invited to Speak at The Chemical Society of Washington Dinner Meeting

This Thursday, February 11th, Professor Al-Sheikhly will be giving the presentation, “Novel Materials for the Isolation of Uranium from Sea Water,” at the Chemical Society of Washington’s Dinner Meeting and College Achievement Awards. It is requested that attendees register prior … Continue reading

January 16, 2016
by Travis Dietz
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ORNL 2016 SeawaterThis past week, group members working on the Uranium Extraction from Seawater project attended the semi-annual project meeting at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to discuss the project with numerous experts in the field from universities and laboratories across the country.

December 5, 2015
by Travis Dietz
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Paper Accepted to Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

On December 4th, 2015, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research published the paper, “Uranium Removal from Seawater by Means of Polyamide 6 Fibers Directly Grafted with Diallyl Oxalate through a Single-Step, Solvent-Free Irradiation Process,” as part of a special issue on the … Continue reading