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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.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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General Kenneth Nichols and the Manhattan Project
Nichols
The Oak Ridger has published the latest in a series of articles about General Kenneth D. Nichols, the Manhattan Project, and the 1954 Atomic Energy Act. The series has been produced by Nichols’ grandniece Barbara Rogers Scollin and Oak Ridge (Tenn.) city historian David Ray Smith. Gen. Nichols (1907–2000) was the district engineer for the Manhattan Engineer District during the Manhattan Project.
As Smith and Scollin explain, Nichols “had supervision of the research and development connected with, and the design, construction, and operation of, all plants required to produce plutonium-239 and uranium-235, including the construction of the towns of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Richland, Washington. The responsibility of his position was massive as he oversaw a workforce of both military and civilian personnel of approximately 125,000; his Oak Ridge office became the center of the wartime atomic energy’s activities.”
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Friday, April 5, 2024|3:15–4:35PM EDT|Hallowell Nuclear Innovation Commons
Session Chair:
Jacob Maxeiner (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Thermal Diffusivity of Tungsten Ion Irradiated Tungsten-Tantalum Alloys as Measured by Transient Grating Spectroscopy
3:15–3:25PM EDT
Emilio Ahuactzin-Garcia (MIT), Michael P. Short (MIT), Angus Wylie (MIT), Emre Yildirim (Univ. Manchester)
Paper
Precipitation of Noble Metal Phase Particles: Testing a Hypothesis That Precipitation Rates, Combined with Production and Depletion Rates During the Fission Process, Result in Fractionation of Fission Product Isotopes Bound in the Particles
3:25–3:35PM EDT
Dan Williams (Penn State), Jon Schwantes (Penn State), Jilang Miao (Penn State)
Measurements of Thermal Conductivity of 3D Printed Resin Using a Simple Tabletop Setup
3:35–3:45PM EDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Investigation Into a Simplified Method For Measuring Thermal Conductivity of UV Resin
3:45–3:55PM EDT
Ethan M. Villarreal (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Connor F. Donlan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Examination of the Messmer Plan and Comparison to the Development of United Sates Industry
3:55–4:05PM EDT
Tor S. Maldonado (Oregon State)
High-Throughput First-Principles Approach to Analyzing Radiation-Induced Defects in Al--Ga--N Materials
4:05–4:15PM EDT
Alexander S. Hauck (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Blair R. Tuttle (Penn State Behrend)
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The Public's View of Nuclear Power and The Benefit for Ion Propulsion
4:15–4:25PM EDT
Ian R Mullins (Oregon State)
Main Control Room Redesign for Human-System Optimization
4:25–4:35PM EDT
Jake Mitstifer (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Riley J. Fisher (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Madeline M. Morasca (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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