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Division Spotlight
Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Latest News
Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
2024 ANS Student Conference
Dr. Lauren Garrison is a Senior Materials Scientist at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. She oversees materials development and testing projects for the ARC fusion power plant as well as solving near-term materials challenges for the SPARC experimental fusion device. Her areas of expertise include neutron irradiation of materials, refractory materials as plasma facing components, plasma-material interactions, and composite development. She previously spent 9 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory during which time she was a Weinberg Fellow and group leader of the Advanced Nuclear Materials Group. Dr. Garrison holds a bachelor’s from the Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s and PhD from the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the Chair of the Fusion Energy Division of the American Nuclear Society.
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