Nuclear chemistry: an essential nuclear science

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Table 1. Discussed disciplines summarized per definitions given in the text.

Area of Inquiry	Primary Phenomena of Study	Methods	Typical Training
Nuclear Chemistry	Nuclear Phenomena	Chemical and Physical	Chemical
Nuclear Physics	Nuclear Phenomena	Physical	Physical
Nuclear Engineering	Nuclear Applications	Engineering	Engineering
Radiochemistry	Chemical Phenomena	Chemical and Physical	Chemical
Radiation Chemistry	Chemical Phenomena	Chemical	Chemical
Actinide Chemistry	Chemical Phenomena	Chemical	Chemical

Figure 1. A comparison of the years that faculty listed on the NUCL-ACS webpage were awarded their PhDs, by sub-field of chemistry as defined in this work. Data were collected by surveying the faculty webpages and/or by the publication date of their dissertation. Data are binned on a half-decadal basis. The bar graphs are on the scale to the left y-axis, while the cumulative timeline is scaled to the right.