Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials (CHWM)
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Director
Hans-Conrad zur Loye
Lead Institution
University of South Carolina
Class
2016-2024
Mission
To develop the chemical understanding and hierarchical structure motifs needed to create materials for effectively immobilizing nuclear waste species in persistent architectures.
Partner Institutions
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- Univ of South Carolina
- Alfred Univ
- Univ of Michigan
- Clemson
- Univ of Florida
- SRNL
- PNNL
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique
Quick Facts
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https://www.chwm.sc.edu/