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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
Danagoulian
Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Saturday, April 18, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|MSC 2405
Session Chair:
Andrew Nickell
Alternate Chair:
Vincent Su
Session Organizer:
Carlo Dal Colletto (TAMU)
Interested in planning a student conference? This panel brings together past, present, and future student conference chairs to share their wisdom and lessons learned. The panel will teach you how to write a winning student conference bid, and how to bring it to life afterwards.
Kira Burt
Texas A&M University College Station
Timothy Crook
TerraPower, LLC
Alexandra Martinez
The University of New Mexico
Kathryn Worrell
Sean Beyer
