Opening Plenary -- ANS / Conferences / Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) / Technical Sessions

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NETS 2025 GEneral Chair

Thomas M. Brown Ph.D.

Chief Engineer
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

Craig H. Piercy

Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer
American Nuclear Society

pre-plenary remarks

Joseph Pelfrey

Director
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Moderator

Rae Ann Meyer

Deputy Director
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Panelists

Michael J. Barrett, Ph.D.

Director, Space Flight Systems Directorate
NASA’s Glenn Research Center

Kurt Polzin, Ph.D.

Chief Engineer
NASA's Space Nuclear Propulsion Office

Marsha McDaniel

Director, International Engagement
Idaho National Laboratory

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