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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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ANS Fireside Chat introduces new leaders for ANS, UCOR
On Tuesday, during Mark Peters’s last days as the American Nuclear Society’s vice president/president-elect before assuming the presidency on June 4, he sat down with ANS CEO Craig Piercy for a Fireside Chat at the Annual Conference.
The MITRE CEO weighed in on his career path, what excites and worries him about the resurgence of nuclear energy, and juggling work-life balance with his new duties as ANS’s 72nd president.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s an important year,” he told Piercy.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Biscayne 3
Session Chairs:
Camille Palmer
Marek Flaska (Penn State)
Session Organizer:
Shikha Prasad
This session will discuss the latest student research being performed at universities and national laboratories. The panelists are experts in the field of nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards who will share their experiences being involved with student research and their successes, challenges, and recommendations for future education and work-force development efforts.
James Baciak
Univ. of Florida
Jacob Benz
PNNL
Sunil Chirayath
ORNL
Jason Hayward
Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville
