Organization:Alpha Nu Sigma

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Short description: American nuclear engineering honor society
Alpha Nu Sigma
ΑΝΣ
FoundedJune 5, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-06-05)
TypeHonor society
EmphasisNuclear energy
ScopeNational
Motto"Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom"
Member badgeFile:The pin of Alpha Nu Sigma.png
Colors     White
Chapters25
Members4,300+ lifetime
Headquartersc/o American Nuclear Society
555 N. Kensington Ave.
La Grange Park, Illinois 60526-5592
United States
Websitewww.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/

Alpha Nu Sigma (ΑΝΣ) is an American nuclear engineering honor society affiliated with the American Nuclear Society. It has chartered more than 25 chapters at universities in the United States.

History

Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society was established by the American Nuclear Society on June 5, 1979.[1] it was established to "recognize high scholarship, integrity, and potential achievement among outstanding degree-seeking nuclear engineering students at institutions of higher learning".[2] Alpha Nu Sigma quickly grew in size, obtaining seventeen chapters and 320 members by its third anniversary in June 1982.

By the end of 1985, Alpha Nu Sigma had established 23 chapters with 920 members. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, and the growth of the society has struggled since that event. As of 2024, it has chartered more than 25 chapters and has initiated more than 4,300 total members.[3]

Symbols

The motto of Alpha Nu Sigma is Αλκή νεογέγονεν δία Σοφία, meaning "Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom".[1] The symbol and badge 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.[1] Its honor cord color is white.[4]

Membership

Membership selection criteria for Alpha Nu Sigma are outlined in the national honor society's constitution.[1] 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 a seminal permanent impact nationally or internationally".

Chapters

As of fall 2021, the following table lists the chapters of Alpha Nu Sigma.

Institution Location Status References
Excelsior University Albany, New York Active [5][6]
Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [5]
Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Inactive [5]
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active [5]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Active [5][7]
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri Active [5][8]
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active [5][9]
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active [5]
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Active [5]
Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active [5][10]
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active [5][11]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Active [5]
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina Active [5][12]
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [5][13]
United States Military Academy West Point, New York Active [5][14]
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland Active [5]
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive [5][15]
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Inactive [5][16]
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Urbana, Illinois Active [5]
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive [5]
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Inactive [5][17]
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active [5][18]
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active [5]
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active [5][19]
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive [5]
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive [5]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive [5]
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Inactive [5]

Honorary members

As of spring 2020, the following table lists notable honorary members of Alpha Nu Sigma.

Name Chapter Year Notability References
Manson Benedict Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1982 Chairman of the advisory committee to the United States Atomic Energy Commission; [20]
Noel Corngold New Jersey Institute of Technology 1984 Professor of physics at California Institute of Technology [20]
Nils J. Diaz University of Florida 2000 Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [20]
James J. Duderstadt University of Michigan 1986 President of the University of Michigan [20]
Joseph M. Hendrie New Jersey Institute of Technology 1983 Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [20]
Norman Hilberry University of Arizona 1993 Director of the Argonne National Laboratory [20]
Henry Hurwitz Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1983 Pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants [20]
Herbert J.C. Kouts New Jersey Institute of Technology 1983 Director of reactor safety research at the United States Atomic Energy Commission [20]
W. Bennett Lewis Iowa State University 1983 Directed the development of the CANDU reactor [20]
Robert L. Long National officers 1991 Commander of the United States Pacific Command [20]
David J. Rose Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985 Professor of nuclear engineering at MIT [20]
Frederick Seitz University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1991 President of the United States National Academy of Sciences [20]
Chauncey Starr Iowa State University 1983 Founded the Electric Power Research Institute [20]
Edward Teller Kansas State University 1989 Known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society Constitution". American Nuclear Society. https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/constitution.pdf. 
  2. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://ans.org/const/ansnhs/. 
  3. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society -- ANS / Honors and Awards". https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/. 
  4. ↑ "Honor Society Cord Colors | College and University" (in en). 2024-12-23. https://seniorclassproducts.com/pages/college-honor-society-colors?srsltid=AfmBOoquErIm7c9aeWo7kBnwpEMWQu1rZSPIx1_MecXt2VMCP_N2pnAk. 
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 "Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/. 
  6. ↑ 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/. 
  7. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://web.mit.edu/ans/www/alphanusigma.html. 
  8. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma". Missouri University of Science and Technology. http://web.mst.edu/~alphanu/. 
  9. ↑ 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/. 
  10. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Society". Pennsylvania State University. https://orgcentral.psu.edu/organization/alpha-nu-sigma-society. 
  11. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma". Purdue University. https://engineering.purdue.edu/NE/people/student-orgs/alpha-nu-sigma. 
  12. ↑ "SCSU Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society". South Carolina State University. http://www.scsu.edu/files/CSMET/nep_ans.htm. 
  13. ↑ "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Organizations". Texas A&M University. https://engineering.tamu.edu/nuclear/academics/student-orgs.html. 
  14. ↑ "Cadet Honor Societies". United States Military Academy. https://www.westpoint.edu/academics/student-excellence/cadet-honor-societies. 
  15. ↑ "Teams and Organizations – Honorary Organizations". University of California, Berkeley. https://engineering.berkeley.edu/students/student-life/teams-and-organizations/. 
  16. ↑ "Student Organizations – Honorary, Professional, and Technical Organizations". University of Florida. https://registrar.ufl.edu/catalogarchive/02-03-catalog/colleges/engineering/organizations.html. 
  17. ↑ "Current Students – Student Societies". University of Massachusetts Lowell. https://www.uml.edu/engineering/chemical/current-students/. 
  18. ↑ "Alpha Nu Sigma Society at the University of Michigan". University of Michigan. https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/alphanusigma. 
  19. ↑ "Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Societies". University of Tennessee. 25 August 2016. https://ne.utk.edu/student-societies/. 
  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 "Honorary Members of Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society". American Nuclear Society. https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/current-honorary-members.pdf. 



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