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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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.
ANS has made every effort to secure the best possible nightly room rate for you at these hotels. That rate results from a negotiated overall package of event needs including but not limited to sleeping rooms, meeting room space and other requirements.
Please help ANS keep the costs of this event as low as possible by booking your housing needs at the host hotel and through the reservation process created by ANS. Reserving your rooms elsewhere means you are booking outside the contracted room block, jeopardizing ANS’ ability to meet its contracted obligations. Unfortunately, if this happens, event costs will continue to increase if ANS falls short of its minimum room block guarantee. ANS appreciates your support and understanding of this important issue. Thank you!
Hotels | Travel | Shipping
The cut-off date for our group rates has passed and they are no longer be available. Rooms may still be available at the hotel's standard rates for the weeknights, unfortunately none of the hotels listed below in our bus loop have any bookings available Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th.
Call: 800-233-7505 or 814-865-5050(Group Code – AMER24A)
(Making a room reservation via the hotel's website will not work with the group code)
215 Innovation Blvd,State College, PA
Rates: $169 plus tax
Call: 1-814-234-6000– Advise the hotel that you are reserving in the “ANS Student Conference 2024” Block
1357 East College Avenue,State College, PA
Rates: Wed &Thurs - $119 plus tax / Fri & Sat - $189 plus tax
Call: 1-814-234-1600 (04032ANS)
1274 N. Atherton Street,State College, PA
Rates: Wed & Thurs - $99 plus tax / Fri & Sat $229 plus tax
Group Code – ANS Student Conference 2024
(2-night minimum required for Friday &Saturday)
Call: 1-814-231-1490 (Group Code CHHANS)
1101 East College Avenue,State College, PA
The group block is sold out.
Call: 1-814-272-1221 1221 East College Avenue,State College, PA
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8500 Essington AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19153215-937-6937
Ground transport will depart from the airport to State College (arrive at the bus no later than 15 minutes before bus departure). Bus leaves at times listed below:
Ground transport will depart from State College at the times below (arrive at the Fullington Trailways Terminal no later than 15 minutes before bus departure):
1000 Airport BlvdPittsburgh, PA 15231info@flypittsburgh.comAirport Information: 412.472.3525
The Megabus offers non-stop service from New York City, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia and continuing service from locations in Ohio and Michigan. If purchased in advance, tickets can be less than $10.00. For detailed schedules, pricing and ticket purchases visit megabus.com. In State College, the bus arrives in the Walmart Parking Lot at North Atherton Place. Taxis are available for transportation within State College.
Greyhound offers bus services all across the country. Prices and the number of stops vary depending on your origin. Visit the Greyhound Bus website to look up schedules, prices and book tickets. The Greyhound buses arrive at the State College Bus Terminal on North Atherton Street.
Fullington Trailways manages and operates the downtown State College bus terminal. With their daily intercity schedules, they service all major Pennsylvania metro areas as well as New York City, Washington DC and Buffalo, NY.
State College does not have a train station. The closest train station is 45 minutes away in Lewistown, PA. There is no other public transportation from Lewistown to State College. The closest train station with a bus connection to State College is in Harrisburg, PA. Train is not a suggested means of travel.
Getting around town is safe and simple. There are many stores, shops, restaurants no more than 10-20 minutes away by bus, taxi, or by bike.
CATA provides bus services on campus and through out State College. Visit the CATA website for routes and schedule. The LOOP and the LINK are free and provide the circulator service around Penn State Campus and Downtown State College. CATA also provides service around and through State College to Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap. A single fare regardless of length of travel is $1.75 and can be paid in exact change to the bus driver upon boarding the bus.
Unlike in larger U.S. cities, taxis are usually called to a specific location rather than hailed from the side of the street. Taxis are only waiting for customers when flights get in at the airport or buses arrive at the bus stations. If you need a taxi from anywhere but the airport or a bus station, call the number below. The operator will provide you with an estimate time until pick-up (usually 10-20 minutes) unless on weekends during the semester and on event weekends (football games, arts fest, graduation, etc.)
Parking on Campus and in State College is limited, heavily regulated and patrolled. Please follow the links for detailed information.
Daily parking is available on-campus at lots around Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center which have free CATA buses providing transportation from the parking lots back to campus. There is more expensive 24-hour parking available in most of the parking decks on campus subject to availability. Additionally, there is parking available downtown in parking decks. Visitor parking permits can be purchased at the State College parking portal linked in the State College parking link listed above.
Ship any meeting materials to:
Jaime FochtDepartment of Nuclear EngineeringPenn State University234 Hallowell BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
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