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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Colin Judge: Testing structural materials in Idaho’s newest hot cell facility
Idaho National Laboratory’s newest facility—the Sample Preparation Laboratory (SPL)—sits across the road from the Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF), which started operating in 1975. SPL will host the first new hot cells at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) in 50 years, giving INL researchers and partners new flexibility to test the structural properties of irradiated materials fresh from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) or from a partner’s facility.
Materials meant to withstand extreme conditions in fission or fusion power plants must be tested under similar conditions and pushed past their breaking points so performance and limitations can be understood and improved. Once irradiated, materials samples can be cut down to size in SPL and packaged for testing in other facilities at INL or other national laboratories, commercial labs, or universities. But they can also be subjected to extreme thermal or corrosive conditions and mechanical testing right in SPL, explains Colin Judge, who, as INL’s division director for nuclear materials performance, oversees SPL and other facilities at the MFC.
SPL won’t go “hot” until January 2026, but Judge spoke with NN staff writer Susan Gallier about its capabilities as his team was moving instruments into the new facility.
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Argonne is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center, where talented scientists and engineers work together to answer the biggest questions facing humanity, from how to obtain affordable clean energy to protecting ourselves and our environment. Ever since we were born out of the University of Chicago’s work on the Manhattan Project in the 1940s, our goal has been to make an impact — from the atomic to the human to the global scale. The laboratory works in concert with universities, industry, and other national laboratories on questions and experiments too large for any one institution to do by itself. Through collaborations here and around the world, we strive to discover new ways to develop energy innovations through science, create novel materials molecule-by-molecule, and gain a deeper understanding of our planet, our climate, and the cosmos. Surrounded by the highest concentration of top-tier research organizations in the world, Argonne leverages its Chicago-area location to lead discovery and to power innovation in a wide range of core scientific capabilities, from high-energy physics and materials science to biology and advanced computer science.
Join one of the manned informal booth times slots below. Talk directly to recruiters from Argonne National Laboratory and ask questions about the organization and positions available.
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Thursday April 8
Visit Booth 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET- Krista Hawthorne: Chemical Engineer, Pyroprocess and Waste Form Development
Visit Booth12:00 - 1:00 PM ET - Charles Stratton: Nuclear Engineer, Research Reactor Codes
Visit Booth1:00 - 2:00 PM ET - Roger Blomquist: Nuclear Engineer, Reactor and Fuel Cycle Analysis
Visit Booth2:00 - 3:00 PM ET - Kyle Anderson: Nuclear Engineering Associate, Research Reactor Codes
Visit Booth3:00 - 4:00 PM ET - Shayan Shahbazi: Nuclear/Radiochemical Engineer, Safety and Risk Assessments
Visit Booth4:00 - 5:00 PM ET - Alisha Kasam-Griffith: Nuclear Engineer, Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Visit Booth5:00 - 6:00 PM ET - Milos Atz: Nuclear Engineer, Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Friday April 9
Visit Booth11:00 - 12:00 PM ET - Kyle Anderson: Nuclear Engineering Associate, Research Reactor Codes
Visit Booth12:00 - 2:00 PM ET - Matt Jasica: Nuclear/Reactor Engineering, Reactor Safety Testing and Analysis
Visit Booth2:00 - 3:00 PM ET - Ling Zou: Nuclear Engineer, Plant Systems Analysis
Visit Booth3:00 - 4:00 PM ET - Alisha Kasam-Griffith: Nuclear Engineer, Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Visit Booth4:00 - 5:00 PM ET - Laura Jamison: Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Development and Qualification
Saturday Apr 10
Visit Booth12:00 - 1:00 PM ET - Krista Hawthorne: Chemical Engineer, Pyroprocess and Waste Form Development
Visit Booth1:00 - 3:00 PM ET - Kyle Anderson: Nuclear Engineering Associate, Research Reactor Codes
Visit Booth3:00 - 5:00 PM ET - Laura Jamison: Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Development and Qualification
Friday, April 9, 2021|11:30AM–12:30PM (12:30–1:30PM EDT)
