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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ANS Fireside Chat introduces new leaders for ANS, UCOR
On Tuesday, during Mark Peters’s last days as the American Nuclear Society’s vice president/president-elect before assuming the presidency on June 4, he sat down with ANS CEO Craig Piercy for a Fireside Chat at the Annual Conference.
The MITRE CEO weighed in on his career path, what excites and worries him about the resurgence of nuclear energy, and juggling work-life balance with his new duties as ANS’s 72nd president.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s an important year,” he told Piercy.
Technical Session
Tuesday, February 7, 2023|1:00–2:40PM EST|Talbot
Session Chair:
Russ Coon
Alternate Chair:
Dan Randolph (X-Energy)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Dispelling Neuromyths: A Lesson in Learning Outcome Improvement
1:00–1:25PM EST
Jessika Hernandez (Accelerant Solutions), Stacey Hamm (Duke Energy)
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Using EPRI R&D to Enhance Objectivity During Standardized Task Evaluations (STE)
1:25–1:50PM EST
Adrian Hendren (EPRI), Matthew Hinman (EPRI)
Neuroleadership: How Findings from Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology can Improve Nuclear Industry Leadership Practice
1:50–2:15PM EST
Pamela Terry (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Educational Neuroscience in Practice: Mind-Brain Education, Primacy-Recency and Dual Coding Theory
2:15–2:40PM EST
Annaliese Piraino (Energy Harbor), Shari Cook (Energy Harbor)
