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  • Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, FSU – The Power of Californium

    Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, FSU – The Power of Californium

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    Research from Florida State University might change the way we build and store radioactive waste. Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Florida State University, is working with atomic element number 98: californium. Professor Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt received his B.S. in chemistry from Southwest Minnesota State University in 1993. He…