taste of science: The Microbe Hunter and the Nuclear Detective

Radiochemistry, Nuclear Forensics, and Nonproliferation Policy

Research in nuclear and radiochemistry can be frustrating, dealing with radioactive materials that are hard to obtain and even harder to handle, but the research has direct impacts on issues of nuclear and national security.

This talk will cover the basics of identifying the origin of nuclear material, what ongoing (unclassified) research is being pursued, and why these questions are even more important in today’s political landscape.

Human Microbiome

Speaker: Elisabeth Bik, UBiome