November 18,2009
DOE Fellows’ Induction Ceremony
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Florida International University’s Applied Research Center (FIU-ARC) cordially invite you to participate in the Third Annual DOE Fellows Induction Ceremony on the 18th of November at 12:00 p.m. in FIU’s MARC International Pavilion on Modesto Maidique Campus.
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October 15, 2009
DOE Fellow's Poster Exhibition
The DOE Fellows poster exhibition will showcase the research accomplishments of DOE Fellows in the areas of High-Level Waste, Soil and Groundwater, Deactivation & Decommissioning (D&D), and Information Technology (IT).
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DOE Fellows present at The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
The program prepares under represented students to pursue doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.
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About DOE Fellow:
Mr. Merlin Ngachin, a Cameroonian native, graduated  from the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon with a master’s degree in material science and a diploma of high studies (DHS, a 1st year doctoral diploma) in physics of matter and radiation from the University of Douala. From 2002 to 2006, he worked as research scientist at the National Center for Nuclear Technology Application in Cameroon, where he tackled some problems of national interest, namely environmental radioactivity and management of radioactive waste resulting from medical and industrial application of radiation sources. He is also a Radiation Safety Officer from the CNRS-IPHC of the University of Louis Pasteur in France. In addition, he has worked with the Italian Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA-FVG) in Udine on projects related to radon measurements in different matrices. He has implemented methods for soil radon measurement and radon exhalation rates in materials used for construction and decoration. Results were published and are being published in a peer-reviewed journal.  Merlin's intent is to continue his educational career by pursuing his PhD degree in environmental engineering, with an emphasis on risk analysis and dose reconstruction from intakes of hazardous materials.

DOE Related Projects:
Merlin is currently involved in a project on testing and selecting puncture-resistance materials for the protection of beta scintillation detectors. Some properties of the candidate materials need to be understood. Experiments will be performed to test materials that could be used to protect the Mylar film of the Ludlum beta detector (used for radiological surveys around the Hanford site) from punctures.