Blinded by the Apocalypse: Carl Sagan and Nuclear Winter by Kurt WeinsteinSite Description: I am aspiring to an academic career because I have an insatiable curiosity. I have found science and history to be fundamental disciplines in answering my questions about the...
Tell Me About Your Nuclear Experiences
Tell Me About Your Nuclear Experiences: Blaming American Imperialism and Military For Nuclear Injustice in the Pacific by Zach Jellison Site Description: My research is focused on three different atolls in the Pacific. The first is Johnston Atoll, which is locate...
Three Mile Island: Health
Democracy in Decline: Faith and Trust at Three Mile Island by Vinas Patel Site Description: In March, 1979, the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania became a scene of national and global attention. Technical malfunction and administrative negligence led to...
Three Mile Island: Media
Three Mile Island: America's Scar by Diandre WilsonSite Description: Three Mile Island is the site of a nuclear power plant in south central Pennsylvania. In March 1979, a series of mechanical and human errors at the plant caused the worst commercial nuclear accident...
The X-Files
Newark Becomes ‘Host’ to X-Files Conspiracy: The Search for Truth and Justice in the Nation’s Second Largest Sewer by Christina NguyenSite Description: The X-Files is one of the most recognizable and culturally significant television series to come out of the 1990s,...
Toxic Waste to Dog Park
From Toxic Waste Site to Dog Park: A Peculiar Transformation in Suburban New Jersey by Ismail Hozien Site Description: I hope to find through my research, the factors that caused the radioactive dump in my hometown, Wayne, New Jersey, to become a dog park. I hope to...
Operation Rolling Blunder
Operation Rolling Blunder:Agent Orange’s Newark Legacy and the Fight to Clean Up the Ironbound by Ryan GiustSite Description: The Diamond Alkali plant, later known as Diamond Shamrock after its merger with Shamrock Oil and Gas, was located at 80-120 Lister Ave in the...
Newark’s Lead and Water Crisis
Newark’s Lead and Water Crisis by Marzia ChoudhurySite Description: My project is about the crisis Newark faces as lead has been found in its water supply. Thus, the site my project is located in is the city of Newark, specifically its water system. This includes the...
The Government or Ronson
The Government or Ronson: Who’s to blame for the poisoning of Ironbound citizens? by Alexandra Vidal Site Description: The modern-day Ronson site consists of 19 family homes that are at continuous risk of vapor intrusion from an industrial chemical Trichloroethylene...