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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Fusion research tackles fuel and instrumentation challenges
Three research groups are reporting fusion-related developments, including ongoing work toward spin-polarized fusion, a new plasma diagnostic tool heading to the National Ignition Facility, and a materials science project that could impact the design of inertial confinement fusion fuel targets.
General Chair:
Clarissa A. Yablinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Anne Campbell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chair:
Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue University)
Past Chair:
Todd Allen (University of Michigan, USA)
Organizing Committees:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (University of Florida)
Thak Sang Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
M. Grace Burke (Idaho National Laboratory)
Jesse Carter (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Adrian Couet (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Flyura Djurabekova (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Kevin Field (University of Michigan)
Sarah Finkeldi (University of California- Irvine)
Jian Gan (Idaho National Laboratory)
Andrew Hoffman (GE Research)
Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Dong Liu (University of Bristol, UK)
Stu Maloy (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
Michael Tonks (University of Florida)
Gary Was (University of Michigan)
Janelle Wharry (Purdue University)
Yong Yang (University of Florida)
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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