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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
2022 ANS Annual Meeting
Dr. Scott Hsu is Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation and DOE Lead Fusion Coordinator for a crosscutting “all-of-DOE” effort to accelerate fusion energy RD&D. Scott is concluding his tenure as a Program Director at ARPA-E, where he launched the BETHE and GAMOW fusion programs. Prior to ARPA-E, Scott was a plasma and fusion research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Scott testified to the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science Committee in 2016 on innovative fusion concept development, is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), and a co-recipient of the 2002 APS Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research. Scott earned a Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences (Program in Plasma Physics) from Princeton University and a B.S summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.
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