Policy and Advocacy Workshop

Mr. Khalil Ryan is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Born and raised in Boston, he majored in Political Science following a burgeoning interest in politics after the 2016 presidential election. Before his time in university, he spent a semester studying abroad in the Bahamas, focusing on marine life research and environmental conservation. He is passionate about foreign policy and environmental protection. Khalil serves as a policy analyst at Good Energy Collective, focusing on a project concerning nuclear diplomacy to aid in the gradual decarbonization of global energy sources. Khalil’s main area of work is introducing civil nuclear energy to nations seeking to move away from the traditional carbon-based energy infrastructure through partnerships with the United States civil nuclear export regime. Besides his main focus of work, Khalil is also working on several short papers concerning the global fuel supply chain and the current leading global nuclear export regimes.

Ms. Emma Houston is a graduate student at the University of Tennessee pursuing a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. She is a Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Safeguards fellow where she studies international safeguards for advanced reactors. She received her bachelor's from the University of Tennessee’s Nuclear Engineering Department in 2022. Emma is passionate about nuclear nonproliferation, international safeguards, and the technical and policy challenges associated with both. She served as the 2023 ANS Student Conference co-chair and currently serves as the 2024 Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation (NESD) chair.

Ms. Natalie Houghtalen is a Policy Advisor at ClearPath. As part of ClearPath’s focus on clean energy and industrial technologies, Natalie leads the development of policies to advance advanced nuclear and hydrogen technologies as well as clean industrial heat, integrated energy systems, and spent fuel management. Natalie serves as a member of multiple industry trade associations, including the Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition, Nuclear Energy Institute, and the US Nuclear Industry Council. She first joined ClearPath in 2019 with a background in nuclear engineering.

Prof. Hannah Wiseman is a Professor of Law, and Wilson Faculty Fellow in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Institutes of Energy and the Environment co-funded Faculty Member. Professor Wiseman teaches and writes in the areas of Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, Land Use Regulation, Environmental Law, and Administrative Law. Her work focuses on the mechanics and design of regulation and governance in these areas including the challenges of determining appropriate governance levels, fostering effective experimentation, and addressing expansions in the scale of regulated activities.