T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Tuesday
October 5, 2010
Volume 92, No.
23
www.
theshorthorn.
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Alumni Association to honor eight,
raise money for scholarships at gala
ALUMNI
Since 1919
BY ASHLEY BRADLEY
The Shorthorn staff...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Tuesday
October 5, 2010
Volume 92, No.
23
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Alumni Association to honor eight,
raise money for scholarships at gala
ALUMNI
Since 1919
BY ASHLEY BRADLEY
The Shorthorn staff
Detecting radiation before it
enters the country could become
easier and cheaper through physics research at UTA.
Physics assistant professor
Wei Chen and physics professor Andrew Brandt were recently
awarded more than $1.
3 million
for the research of nanoparticles
in radiation detection.
The National Science Foundation awarded $253,000 for this year’s research, and Homeland Security
will support the research for the
remaining four years.
Brandt said the money will be
used for tools, equipment and
salaries for the detection of radiation.
Chen said radiation can harm
and mutate a person’s DNA and
potentially cause cancer.
He said
if a terrorist were to put radiation materials in a city’s water
source, the entire city would then
b
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