James Allen Bucholz of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been named to the Bulgarian Nuclear Society.
Bucholz, a nuclear engineer, is a research staff member with ORNL's Computational Physics and Engineering Division, and is currently on assignment to the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) project. His nomination marked the first time a non-Bulgarian scientist or engineer has been elected to membership in the society.
He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering science from Pennsylvania State University, and a master's degree and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Bucholz is a member of the American Nuclear Society and St. Mary's Church in Oak Ridge. He formerly served in the Indian Guides program for youth.
He and his wife, Joanne, reside in Oak Ridge. They have three children.