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Dr Adrian Spence − Member of the Geochemical Society;
− Member of the American Chemical Society; − Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry; − Chemistry Ambassador and Co-Advisor, American Chemical Society (ACS) Student Chapter, UWI.
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INCOME GENERATION The ICENS generates income from four main sources: through its major commercial activity of Thermoluminescence Dosimetry (TLD) services, radiation survey and protection services, commercial analytical services, and grant funding through projects. As commercial activity continued to recover from the pandemic. The ICENS, as mentioned, generates income through grant funding from several projects, either entirely administered by the Centre or where the ICENS is the lead or participating organization representing the member state. These include: • CRP D52042 – “Implementation of Nuclear Techniques for Authentication of Foods with High-Value Labelling Claims” running from March 2019 to March 2024 and earmarked to receive total funding of €35,000. • JAM1001 – “Upgrade of Reactor Infrastructure at the University of West Indies SLOWPOKE Facility JM-1” – which had a start date of January 2016 and is ongoing and the budget for this project is €810,000.00. • JAM5014 – “Establishing a Self-Contained Gamma Irradiation Facility for the Introduction of Sterile Insect Technique and Experimental Mutagenesis and Diagnostic Technologies”, this national project was approved in January 2020 with an initial budget of €750,000.00. • RLA1022 – “Improving the Satisfaction of Regional Demand for Products and Services of Nuclear Research Reactors (ARCAL CLXXX)” with a total budget allocation of total IAEA budget allocated for this regional project to date is €625,525.00. • RLA5089 – “Evaluating the Impact of Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants on Soils Contaminated by Anthropogenic Activities and Natural Origin (ARCAL CLXXVII)” commencing in 2022 with a total budget of €1,393,800.00. • RLA9087 – “Building Strength and Sustaining the National Regulatory Bodies” commencing in January 2020 and closing in December 2023.
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