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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.”
November 10–14, 2013
The 75th Anniversary of the Discovery of Nuclear Fission
Washington, DC|Omni Shoreham Hotel
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Assistant General Chairs:
Steven P. Nesbit (Director, Nuclear Policy & Support, Duke Energy)
James W. Behrens (US Navy - Retired)
General Chair:
James Rogers (Duke Energy)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Patrick J. Pinhero (Professor, University of Missouri/Columbia)
James J. Byrne (Byrne & Assoc. LLC)
Martin Sattison (Department Manager, Idaho National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Linda Hansen (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Program Co-Chairs:
Zahra Mohaghegh (Assistant Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
Ali Mosleh (Professor, Center for Risk and Reliability, University of Maryland)
Ronald A. Knief (Sandia National Laboratories)
Honorary Chair:
George Apostolakis (Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Deputy Program Co-Chairs:
Kevin Coyne (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Rick Grantom (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company)
Reza Kazemi (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Vince Gilbert (Director, Knowledge Management, EXCEL Services Corporation)
Assistant General Chair:
Philip Moor (Vice President, High Bridge Associates)
Thomas L. Sanders (Associate Laboratory Director for Clean Energy Initiative, Savannah River National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chair:
Mark Campagna (Senior Director, ABS Consulting)
Peter Shaw (Licensing Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company)
Gale Hauck (Product Manager, Westinghouse)
R. Chris Robinson (Y-12)
Jeffrey A. Chapman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Dr. John E. Gunning (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)