Last month, I and several other professionals, attended the ANS Student Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. We got the opportunity to interact with and meet some of the best and brightest students currently being produced in nuclear academia anywhere in the world. As the incoming American Nuclear Society (ANS) Young Members Group (YMG) Chair, I attended the conference to speak on several panels but also to help support the activities of the student organizers and Student Sections Committee (SSC). The conference offered me the rare opportunity to get in front of some or our newest young members and learn what the YMG can do to support them better.
By attending the student conference each year, it is my hope and goal to ensure that the next generation of ANS leaders is well supported and prepared to handle the challenges that they will face in coming years. The following passages are reflections from other professionals and the conference organizers on the success of the conference and why everyone should be interested in attending the ANS Student conference.
-Brett Rampal, NuScale Power Nuclear Engineer, ANS YMG Vice-Chair and Incoming ANS YMG Chair
