Alpha Nu Sigma

{{Short description|American nuclear engineering honor society}} {{Infobox fraternity | name = Alpha Nu Sigma | letters = {{lang|grc|ΑΝΣ}} | coat of arms = The_symbol_of_Alpha_Nu_Sigma.png | image_size = 180px | alt = | caption = | founded = {{Start date and age|1979|06|05}} | birthplace =  | affiliation = American Nuclear Society | affiliation2 = | status = Active | type = Honor society | emphasis = Nuclear energy | scope = National | mission = | vision = | object = | motto = "Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom" | virtues = | pillars = | slogan = | maxim = | tagline = | member badge = File:The_pin_of_Alpha_Nu_Sigma.png | colors = {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White  | symbol =  | flag =  | flower =  | tree = | jewel = | mascot = | publication = | chapters = 25 | colonies =  | members = | lifetime = 4,300+ | nickname =  | free = | free_label = | address = c/o American Nuclear Society<br>555 N. Kensington Ave. | city = La Grange Park | state = Illinois | ZIP code = 60526-5592 | country = United States | website = {{URL|https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/}} }} '''Alpha Nu Sigma''' ('''{{lang|grc|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.<ref name="constitution">{{cite web |title=Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society Constitution |url=https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/constitution.pdf |access-date=May 25, 2020 |publisher=American Nuclear Society}}</ref> it was established to "recognize high scholarship, integrity, and potential achievement among outstanding degree-seeking nuclear engineering students at institutions of higher learning".<ref name="ans">{{cite web |title=Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society |url=https://ans.org/const/ansnhs/ |access-date=May 25, 2020 |publisher=American Nuclear Society}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society -- ANS / Honors and Awards |url=https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=American Nuclear Society}}</ref>

== Symbols == The motto of Alpha Nu Sigma is ''Αλκή νεογέγονεν δία Σοφία,'' meaning "Energy Newly Born Through Wisdom".<ref name=constitution/> 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.<ref name=constitution/> Its honor cord color is white.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-23 |title=Honor Society Cord Colors {{!}} College and University |url=https://seniorclassproducts.com/pages/college-honor-society-colors?srsltid=AfmBOoquErIm7c9aeWo7kBnwpEMWQu1rZSPIx1_MecXt2VMCP_N2pnAk |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Senior Class Graduation Products |language=en}}</ref>

== Membership == Membership selection criteria for Alpha Nu Sigma are outlined in the national honor society's constitution.<ref name=constitution/> 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.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope=col | Institution ! scope=col | Location ! scope=col | Status ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Refh}} |- ! scope=row | Excelsior University | Albany, New York | Active | <ref name=chapters>{{cite web |url=https://www.ans.org/honors/ansnhs/ |title=Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society |publisher=American Nuclear Society |access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kerwin |first=Jenna |date=August 8, 2017 |url=https://www.excelsior.edu/article/business-technology-students-inducted-honor-societies/ |title=Business and Technology Students Inducted Into Honor Societies |publisher=Excelsior College |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.mit.edu/ans/www/alphanusigma.html |title=Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, Missouri | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.mst.edu/~alphanu/ |title=Alpha Nu Sigma |publisher=Missouri University of Science and Technology |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |last=Department of Nuclear Engineering |date=May 17, 2019 |url=https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/news/2019/celebrating-nc-states-2018-19-nuclear-engineering-graduating-class/ |title=Celebrating NC State's 2018–19 Nuclear Engineering Graduating Class |publisher=North Carolina State University |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://orgcentral.psu.edu/organization/alpha-nu-sigma-society |title=Alpha Nu Sigma Society |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/NE/people/student-orgs/alpha-nu-sigma |title=Alpha Nu Sigma |publisher=Purdue University |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scsu.edu/files/CSMET/nep_ans.htm |title=SCSU Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society |publisher=South Carolina State University |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://engineering.tamu.edu/nuclear/academics/student-orgs.html |title=Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Organizations |publisher=Texas A&M University |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | United States Military Academy | West Point, New York | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.westpoint.edu/academics/student-excellence/cadet-honor-societies |title=Cadet Honor Societies |publisher=United States Military Academy |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, Maryland | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://engineering.berkeley.edu/students/student-life/teams-and-organizations/ |title=Teams and Organizations – Honorary Organizations |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://registrar.ufl.edu/catalogarchive/02-03-catalog/colleges/engineering/organizations.html |title=Student Organizations – Honorary, Professional, and Technical Organizations |publisher=University of Florida |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell, Massachusetts | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uml.edu/engineering/chemical/current-students/ |title=Current Students – Student Societies |publisher=University of Massachusetts Lowell |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/alphanusigma |title=Alpha Nu Sigma Society at the University of Michigan |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Active | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Active | <ref name=chapters/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ne.utk.edu/student-societies/ |title=Department of Nuclear Engineering – Student Societies |date=25 August 2016 |publisher=University of Tennessee |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |- ! scope=row | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Inactive | <ref name=chapters/> |}

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

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope=col | Name ! scope=col | Chapter ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col class=unsortable | Notability ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Refh}} |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Manson|Benedict}} | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1982 | align=left | Chairman of the advisory committee to the United States Atomic Energy Commission; | <ref name=honorary>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.ans.org/const/ansnhs/docs/current-honorary-members.pdf |title=Honorary Members of Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society |publisher=American Nuclear Society |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Noel|Corngold}} | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1984 | align=left | Professor of physics at California Institute of Technology | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Nils J.|Diaz}} | University of Florida | 2000 | align=left | Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|James J.|Duderstadt|James Duderstadt}} | University of Michigan | 1986 | align=left | President of the University of Michigan | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Joseph M.|Hendrie|Joseph Hendrie}} | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1983 | align=left | Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Norman|Hilberry}} | University of Arizona | 1993 | align=left | Director of the Argonne National Laboratory | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Henry|Hurwitz|Henry Hurwitz Jr.}} | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1983 | align=left | Pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Herbert J.C.|Kouts}} | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1983 | align=left | Director of reactor safety research at the United States Atomic Energy Commission | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|W. Bennett|Lewis|Bennett Lewis}} | Iowa State University | 1983 | align=left | Directed the development of the CANDU reactor | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Robert L.|Long|Robert L.J. Long}} | National officers | 1991 | align=left | Commander of the United States Pacific Command | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|David J.|Rose}} | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1985 | align=left | Professor of nuclear engineering at MIT | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Frederick|Seitz}} | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 1991 | align=left | President of the United States National Academy of Sciences | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Chauncey|Starr}} | Iowa State University | 1983 | align=left | Founded the Electric Power Research Institute | <ref name=honorary/> |- ! scope=row | {{sortname|Edward|Teller}} | Kansas State University | 1989 | align=left | Known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" | <ref name=honorary/> |}

==See also== * American Nuclear Society

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://ans.org/const/ansnhs// Official website] {{Authority control}}

Category:Student organizations established in 1979 Category:Nuclear organizations Category:Engineering honor societies