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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Darleane C. Hoffman, transuranium element pioneer, dies at age 98
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Nuclear chemist Darleane D. Hoffman, who was renowned for her research on transuranium elements that advanced the understanding of nuclear fission, died on September 4 at her home in Menlo Park, Calif. She was 98.
Iowa origins: Hoffman was born on November 8, 1926, in Terril, Ia. She attended Iowa State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1948 and a doctorate in physical (or nuclear) chemistry in 1951. She then began working as a chemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Los Alamos research: In 1953, Hoffman began a research position at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she conducted pioneering work on spontaneous fission. She served as the lab’s first female division leader in charge of the Chemistry and Nuclear Chemistry Division.
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Nicole Holmes leads the global sales, marketing, and contracts team for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy. In this role, she heads the team responsible for customer relationships, deal creation, and customer-focused processes, including developing and implementing the business’ commercial strategy. Nicole is committed to GEH’s mission to provide carbon-free power to the world by innovating and advancing new nuclear while keeping the existing fleet safe and competitive.
Prior to taking her current role in summer 2020, she led strategic accounts for GE Power for large investor-owned utilities in the southeastern United States. Holmes was responsible for building executive relationships and creating new opportunities for key accounts. Through close customer partnerships, she drove growth and innovation across energy technologies including gas, steam, nuclear, and renewables.
Nicole’s GE career began in the nuclear business, where she held multiple leadership roles at GE Hitachi, including Chief Operating Officer of Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), SVP of Supply Chain, and Quality Leader. Her more than 25-year energy industry career began in reactor engineering at Duke Energy. She held positions in power plant engineering and business operations with Duke Energy before joining GE.
Nicole earned a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering with highest honors from North Carolina State University and an M.B.A from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a graduate of GE’s Lean Six Sigma Program and GE’s Management Course. She chairs the board for the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech University and serves on the board of the Cape Fear Salvation Army.
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