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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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10:00AM–12:05PM EDT
Panel|Bay Room|Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Jonathan M. Nistor|Alternate Chair: James J. Tusar
Beach Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Petri Forslund Guimarães|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
Palm Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Dave G. Knott|Alternate Chair: Jeffrey A. Borkowski
Gulf Room|Methods Development
Session Chair: Matthew A. Jessee|Alternate Chair: William C. Dawn
2:30–3:45PM EDT
Gulf Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Joshua Hykes|Alternate Chair: Shane Stimpson
Session Chair: Jeffrey Borkowski|Alternate Chair: Zhiwen Xu
Panel|Bay Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: James J. Tusar
Session Chair: Greg H. Hobson|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
4:05–5:45PM EDT
Palm Room|Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Atul Karve
Session Chair: James Laird|Alternate Chair: Petri Forslund Guimarães
Session Chair: Benjamin S. Collins|Alternate Chair: Joel D. Rhodes
Palm Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Donny Hartanto|Alternate Chair: Joe Fuel
Session Chair: John C. Hannah|Alternate Chair: Baxter Durham
Session Chair: Radu Pomirleanu|Alternate Chair: Jennifer W. Baker
Session Chair: Justin K. Watson|Alternate Chair: Geoff Pihl
Panel|Bay Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Kevin T. Clarno|Alternate Chair: William F. Lyon
Session Chair: Jeffrey A. Borkowski|Alternate Chair: Atul Karve
Session Chair: Duncan E. Robinson|Alternate Chair: Thomas Kindred
Session Chair: Joel D. Rhodes|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
Session Chair: Steve E. Skutnik|Alternate Chair: Joe Fuel
Session Chair: Dennis F. Hussey|Alternate Chair: Duncan E. Robinson
Session Chair: Vincent Penkrot|Alternate Chair: Emiliya L. Georgieva
Session Chair: Charles A. Wemple|Alternate Chair: Yuxuan Liu
8:00–9:40AM EDT
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Justin K. Watson
Session Chair: Vincent Penkrot|Alternate Chair: Tamer Bahadir
Session Chair: Kevin T. Clarno|Alternate Chair: Shane Stimpson
Session Chair: G. Ivan Maldonado|Alternate Chair: Matthew A. Jessee
Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: Duncan E. Robinson
Session Chair: Rodolfo M. Ferrer|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
