Two young nuclear research specialists from the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) served as lecturers, together with two experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during the Regional Training Course on Basic Radiation Processing of Polymer Focusing on Radiation Grafting, which was hosted by the DOST-PNRI on April 15-19, 2013.
The purpose of the Regional Training Course was to provide theoretical and practical training on the basic aspects of radiation processing of polymers focusing on radiation grafting. Dr. Lucille Abad, Head of PNRI’s Chemistry Research Section, was the Training Course Director.
The training course, organized by the IAEA-Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific (IAEA-RCA) was participated in by 25 young scientists (19 foreign and six local participants) from 12 RCA Member States.
The PNRI research specialists, namely Jordan Madrid and Llorina Rañada of the Institute’s Chemistry Research Section, Atomic Research Division, discussed the topics on Functionalization of Grafted Polymers and Its Applications, and Molecular Imprinting, respectively. The IAEA experts were Professor Olgun Guven of Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University in Turkey and Dr. Yatendra Kumar Bhardwaj of Bhabha Atomic Research Center in India.
The countries represented by the participants are Member States of RCA which are participating in the project on “Supporting Radiation Processing for the Development of Advanced Grafted Materials for Industrial Applications and Environmental Preservation.”
IAEA Technical Officer Dr. Agnes Safrany congratulated Dr. Abad for a very successful implementation of the course.
