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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
John Mobley
Alternate Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
Session Organizer:
Kyle C. Hartig
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Freshman Introduction of Research in Engineering for Nuclear Projects
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Nicholas Kaitschuck (Univ. Texas, Austin), Caleb Horan (Univ. Texas, Austin), Christopher Martin (Univ. Texas, Austin), Michael Sheridan (Univ. Texas, Austin), Truman Ross (Univ. Texas, Austin), Selma Wanna (Univ. Texas, Austin), Eric Wieser (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mitchell Pryor (Univ. Texas, Austin), Corrie V. Sice (Univ. Texas, Austin), Elena M. Zannoni (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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From Control Room to VR Headset: Modernizing Nuclear Education and Training
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ali Hussain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ayah Roussi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Manha Mirza (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan Uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Undergraduate Uranium Fuel Cycle Education
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Joseph Lapka (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rachel Schmidt (Univ. Texas, Austin), Jazmine Greene (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Roger Kapsimalis (Oak Ridge National Laboraotry), Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Back to the Future: Reviving America's First Accredited Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Program
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Amir A. Bahadori (Kansas State), Kevin Wanklyn (Kansas State), Walter J. McNeil (Kansas State), Jeremy A. Roberts (Kansas State), Arsen S. Iskhakov (Kansas State), Anna Iskhakova (Kansas State), Douglas S. McGregor (Kansas State), Steven J. Eckels (Kansas State)
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