The 2012 ANS Student Conference was held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.  The event was an overwhelming success for students attending from Purdue University.  Three awards were given to Purdue researchers, making Purdue one of the most recognized schools in attendance. 

There were a total of nine presenters from Purdue; five graduate students and three undergraduate students.  In addition, there was one undergraduate poster presentation. The awards were given to Purdue in the fields of detectors, materials, and the poster presentation category. Brandon Verhoff, winner in the materials category; Nicholas Wilson winner in the detectors category and Aaron Fancher, winner in the poster presentation.

In addition to the research presented at the conference, Purdue students also attended multiple workshops and tour events.  Two attendees from Purdue participated in the MCNPx Dice workshop and five Purdue students attended the Nevada National Security Test Site tour.  The conference was great for Purdue ANS students to develop professionally, network with professionals, meet peers from other universities, and have great experiences along the way.