2023 ANS Student Conference Speaker

Dr. Larry Satkowiak

Retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Larry Satkowiak is a Nonproliferation, Safeguards, & Security subject matter expert. He recently retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he served as the director of their Nonproliferation Program Office. As director, he led the laboratory’s nonproliferation and nuclear safeguards and security efforts and was the primary interface with multiple sponsoring agencies. He serves on several international committees focusing on the safeguarding and nonproliferation of nuclear materials and nuclear weapons. Larry is a Senior Fellow and former President of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, an international professional society focused on safe, secure and effective management of nuclear materials. He was selected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizing his nuclear nonproliferation efforts. He is also active in the American Nuclear Society and American Physical Society, again focusing on issues surrounding nuclear proliferation, safeguards and security.

Dr. Satkowiak received his B.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics and his M.S. degree in Experimental Nuclear Physics from Western Michigan University, and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of Notre Dame.