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Division Spotlight
Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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).
26th Technology of Fusion Energy Meeting (TOFE 2024)
Current position
Head of the Fusion Technology Department and of the DEMO Central Team in the EUROfusion Consortium (on assignment from Fusion for Energy). Responsible for the coordination and technical oversight of the Design and R&D efforts in Europe aimed to the conceptual design of a DEMOnstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO).
Professional experience:
More than 30 years of professional experience in fusion reactor design and fusion enabling technology developments. Areas of expertise include tokamak design and integration, plasma-facing component, plasma-material-interactions, breeding blanket design, magnets etc. Strong record of management and technical oversight responsibilities in various complex, cross-functional projects and technology development environments. NET Team (1990-1992); ITER Team (1993-2006); EFDA (2006-2007); F4E (2008-2010); EFDA (2011-2013), EUROfusion (2014-today).
Education:
Ph.D. in Nuclear Enginering 1989, University of California, Los Angeles (USA); MS in Nucl. Eng., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles (USA); Degree in Nucl. Eng., 1985, Polytechnic of Milan, (Italy).
Professional Distinctions:
Fusion Power Associates (FPA) Leadership Award (2019); Fellow of the American Nuclear Society (2008); Outstanding Technical Accomplishment Award - ANS Fusion Energy Division (2002); David J. Rose Award for Excellence in Fusion Engineering - FPA (2000).
Publications:
More than 200 publications in peer-refereed scientific journals of which more than 40 as a main author. Editorial Advisory Boards of the journals: Nuclear Fusion, Fusion Engineering and Design.
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