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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Dr. Lahey is a specialist in two-phase flow and heat transfer and is widely considered to be an expert in nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics & safety technology. He is the author of many archival papers and books, and is currently the Edward E. Hood Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He is an active consultant (technical and expert witness) and is a founding Director of PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest supplier / market operator of wholesale electricity in the country. Salient details on his background are:
EDUCATION
B.S. in Marine Engineering - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), 1961
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 1964
M.E. in Engineering Mechanics - Columbia University, 1966
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - Stanford University, 1971
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: The Edward E. Hood Professor of Engineering (4/89-9/08; Emeritus, 9/08-present); Dean of Engineering (7/94-4/98); Director, Center for Multiphase Research (7/91-6/94); Chairman, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Science (10/75-6/87).
General Electric Company-NED: Manager, Core & Safety Development (7/71-10/75); Principal Development Engineering (7/66-6/71).
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Nuclear Navy): Thermal Design Engineer (9/61-8/64); Naval Officer-USNR (8/61-8/67); Consultant to KAPL (10/85 – 6/98).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Fellow -ANS (1980); Life Fellow - ASME (1980); Member –AIChE & ASEE.
Board of Managers – PJM Interconnection, LLC. (1997 – 2016)
Board of Advisors – U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2000-2005).
Commissioner - U.S. Engineering Manpower Commission (1981-83).
Consultant - Numerous industrial and government organizations (Domestic/International).
Thesis Advisor – 50 PhD & 30 MS students supervised in Nuclear Eng./Eng. Physics
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
Member : National Academy of Engineering (1994), Foreign Member : Russian Academy of Sciences-Bashkortostan (1995); Glenn Murphy Award of the ASEE (1985); Outstanding Professional Achievement Award of USMMA (1986); E.O. Lawrence Memorial Award of the USDOE (1988); Arthur Holly Compton Award of the ANS (1989); Donald Q. Kern Award of the AIChE (1989); Glenn T. Seaborg Medal of the ANS (1992); William H. Wiley Distinguished Faculty Award-RPI (2004); Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in Engineering; Who’s Who in the East; Who’s Who in Technology; International Who’s Who in Energy & Nuclear Sciences; Who’s Who of Intellectuals; American Men & Women in Science; Fulbright-Hays Fellow (Oxford,1983-84); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow (Tokyo,1990); Editor- J. Nuclear Engineering & Design (1984-1995); Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Fellow (Karlsruhe, 2005-2006); United Nations –IAEA Nuclear Expert for Argentina (1985-1990). Co-founder and first Chairman of ANS Thermal-Hydraulics Technical Group (precursor of T-H Division). Founder and Organizer of first NURETH topical meeting and of the Japan/US Seminars on Two-Phase Flow Dynamics. Numerous invited National/International lectures on two-phase technology.
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