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September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Remembering ANS member Gil Brown
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The nuclear community is mourning the loss of Gilbert Brown, who passed away on July 11 at the age of 77 following a battle with cancer.
Brown, an American Nuclear Society Fellow and an ANS member for nearly 50 years, joined the faculty at Lowell Technological Institute—now the University of Massachusetts–Lowell—in 1973 and remained there for the rest of his career. He eventually became director of the UMass Lowell nuclear engineering program. After his retirement, he remained an emeritus professor at the university.
Sukesh Aghara, chair of the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization, noted in an email to NEDHO members and others that “Gil was a relentless advocate for nuclear energy and a deeply respected member of our professional community. He was also a kind and generous friend—and one of the reasons I ended up at UMass Lowell. He served the university with great dedication. . . . Within NEDHO, Gil was a steady presence and served for many years as our treasurer. His contributions to nuclear engineering education and to this community will be dearly missed.”
Panel and Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 14, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Sean Kosslow (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Teja Vallabhaneni (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Pressure Drop Measurements of Twisted Tape Inserts with Smaller Widths for Advanced Reactor Applications
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Turbulence Initiating Mechanisms During the Laminar-Turbulent Transition Flow Regime in Rod Bundles
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Luiz C. Aldeia Machado (Penn State), Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), Sean P. Bistany (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
High Fidelity Modeling to Inform Safety Analysis Codes for Heat Pipe Microreactors
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Simulations to Understand Thermal Performance of Helically Rifled Heat Transfer Enhancements for Molten Salts
2:35–2:55PM EDT
James Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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