Annie Kersting Explained

Annie Kersting
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Thesis Title:Petrology and geochemistry of Klyuchevskoy Volcano, Kamchatka, U.S.S.R. : implications for the chemical and physical evolution of Island arcs
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1991

Annie Bernadette Kersting is a chemist known for her work on the movement of compounds such as plutonium in the environment. She was the 2016 recipient of the Garvan–Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society.

Education and career

Kersting has a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley (1983) and an M.S. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1987).[1] In 1991 she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan working on petrology and geochemistry of a volcano in Kamchatka.[2]

Research

Kersting is known for her work on the movement of plutonium and related compounds in the environment. In 1999 Kersting was the first to show that the movement of plutonium can occur on small particles,[3] research that was based on the presence of plutonium downstream from Nevada Test Site.[4] [5]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

In 2016 Kersting received the Garvan-Olin medal from the American Chemical Society; she was cited for "For seminal contributions to understanding radionuclide behavior in the environment, mentoring students and postdocs, and developing successful education programs in nuclear forensics and environmental radiochemistry".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annie Kersting . 2022-05-16 . people.llnl.gov . en.
  2. Petrology and geochemistry of Klyuchevskoy Volcano, Kamchatka, U.S.S.R.: implications for the chemical and physical evolution of Island arcs . 1991 . English . Annie Bernadette . Kersting. 753881350 .
  3. Kersting . A. B. . Efurd . D. W. . Finnegan . D. L. . Rokop . D. J. . Smith . D. K. . Thompson . J. L. . 1999 . Migration of plutonium in ground water at the Nevada Test Site . Nature . en . 397 . 6714 . 56–59 . 10.1038/16231 . 1999Natur.397...56K . 4420507 . 0028-0836.
  4. News: 1997-09-12 . Nuclear contamination found in water . 7 . The Daily Spectrum . 2022-06-17.
  5. News: Davidson . Keay . 6 January 1999 . Nuke waste shocker: It migrates in water Livermore Lab study raises red flag on plutonium . A1 . San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco, Calif. [San Francisco, Calif] . ProQuest.
  6. Web site: Wang . Linda . January 4, 2016 . Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal: Annie Kersting . 2022-05-16 . cen.acs.org.