David Russell, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, received the 2024 American Chemical Society Nuclear Division’s Charles D. Coryell Award for developing a method to analyze elements found within used nuclear fuel for the ultimate purpose of industrializing the process of reducing and recycling nuclear waste. For his project, titled “Multivariate Modeling to Determine Concentrations of Elements found in Used Nuclear Fuel Recrystallization via UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy,” Russell integrated his three degrees –– Bachelor of Science in chemistry and public health and an accelerated master’s in public health, concentrated in environmental and occupational health –– to focus on creating a greener, more sustainable future in nuclear energy.