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The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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National awards presented at ANS Winter Conference
One of the few constants at American Nuclear Society national meetings is the recognition of exceptional individuals in the nuclear community. ANS President Lisa Marshall has named this season’s award recipients, who received recognition at this week's Winter Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla.
ANS also announced the winners of awards presented by the Society’s professional divisions. These awards have been mailed to the recipients, and the divisions have recognized or will recognize honorees at various division functions and meetings this fall. The 19 professional divisions of ANS are constituent units and represent a vast array of nuclear science and technology disciplines.
Herbert Goldstein
Melvin J. Feldman
Michael L. Corradini
Helen Hubbard
Idaho (Meritorious, Large)Eastern Carolinas (Meritorious, Small)Eastern Carolinas (Best Membership)Washington DC (Best Meetings and Programs)Eastern Washington (Best Public Information and Education)Idaho (Best Section Management)Swiss (Best International Public Information and Education)
Patrick Tierney and Eward L. Watzl (Northern States Power)Henry D. HukillT. Gary Broughton and Michael J. Ross (GPU Nuclear Corp.)Robert M. BruggerDon M. AlgerJ. Charles McKibben and Chester B. Edwards, Jr. (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Jaques Reifman
K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Process Building Approved MayThe Los Alamos Water Boiler Reactor Approved May
John Sheffield
James F. Schumar
Martin Berger
Yoshitugu Mishima
Remy L. Carle
Jean Francois PineauAllain RannouMarie-Christine Robe
James F. Mallay
GraduatePennsylvania State UniversityManho ChungUniversity of TennesseeSaleh Alafifi, Al Boshers, Faisal Al-Gutifan, William Newmyer, Kevin ReynoldsUndergraduateArizona State UniversityKatheryn A. Jarvis, Robert G. Metcalf, Valerie Ochoa, Christopher N. PassmoreUniversity of Texas, Austin
Novak Zuber
D-III Design Team
Robert Avery
Eugene P. Wigner
Bertram Wolfe
