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Mathematics & Computation
Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Commercial nuclear innovation "new space" age
In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
Innovations Student Competition
April 16, 2024|1:00–2:00PM (2:00–3:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
The Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research & Development Student Competition (INSC) recognizes published graduate and undergraduate students. Through the award process, the INSC provides winning students with opportunities to present their published work to the broader nuclear energy community. This webinar serves as an opportunity for students who were unable to present at the ANS Winter Conference to show their work to a wider audience.
The webinar features the following two presentations:
Grayson Gall BioGrayson completed his Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering with minors in computer programming and music studies at North Carolina State University (NCSU). He is continuing his education at NCSU with advisors Dr. Steven Shannon and Dr. Amanda Lietz. His research focusses on the development of computational plasma physics applications in the MOOSE framework. These tools will then be used to explore plasma material interactions in a variety of low temperature plasma applications and in the edge of fusion plasmas. In the future, Gall plans on continuing to expand the field of computational plasma physics through the development of opensource software that utilizes advanced methods and GPU acceleration.
Ezgi Gursel BioEzgi is a third-year PhD student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is studying Industrial and Systems Engineering. She received her BS and MBA from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant. Her current research focuses on physics-informed anomaly detection and human error detection.