Volume 6, Number 3
April 2009

INMM's Newest Student Chapter: A Report from the INMM University of Michigan Chapter

By Eric Miller INMM University of Michigan Student Chapter President

The new INMM student chapter at the University of Michigan is proud to be officially recognized by the INMM. As a new student organization on campus, we are working hard under the guidance of our faculty advisor, Sara Pozzi, to make our presence known and recruit new members.

Last semester we had two general meetings where we explained to students the goals of INMM. On March 18,we had the honor of hosting the chair of the INMM Nonproliferation and Arms Control Technical Division, Steve Mladineo. Steve gave an interesting presentation on “Nuclear Security Culture” to a packed house of more than 40 people, including students and faculty members. This presentation was such a success that our chapter is looking forward to hosting more speakers this upcoming semester. If you would like to visit us for a special seminar, please let us know!

On November 19, 2008, the student chapter held elections for officers with the following outcome:

• President: Eric C. Miller
• Vice President: Jenn Dolan
  
• Secretary-Treasurer: Scott Ambers
  
• Public Relations: Ben Maestas
  
• UMEC Representative: Paul Stanfield

Our total membership as of March 2009 is 41.

In addition to our chapter meetings, members in our chapter are also working hard on research on various aspects of the field of nuclear non-proliferation. At the upcoming INMM Annual Meeting in Tucson, Ariz. USA, five students from our chapter will be presenting a total of eight papers.