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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
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3:15–5:00PM EST
Coral B
Session Chair: Ferry Roelofs|Alternate Chair: Kristian Angele
Coral C
Session Chair: Edo Frederix|Alternate Chair: Junho Bae
Coral A
Session Chair: Bao-Wen Yang|Alternate Chair: Jun Liao
8:00–9:45AM EST
Panel|Coral A
Session Chair: Giacomo Busco
Panel|Coral B
Session Chair: Marilyn Delgado
Session Chair: Subash Sharma
10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair: Igor Bolotnov|Alternate Chair: Victor Habiyaremye
Session Chair: Subash Sharma|Alternate Chair: Ethan Wong
Session Chair: Xingang Zhao|Alternate Chair: Xu Wu
Session Chair: Sofiane Benhamadouche|Alternate Chair: Jun Fang
Panel|Coral C
Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: Kurshad Muftuoglu
Session Chair: Steve Bajorek|Alternate Chair: Jun Liao
Session Chair: Robert P. Martin|Alternate Chair: Marilyn Delgado
Session Chair: Robert Kile|Alternate Chair: Dezhi Dai
Session Chair: Rui Hu|Alternate Chair: Bart Verdonschot
Session Chair: Izabela Gutowska|Alternate Chair: Matthew Jasica
Session Chair: Edo Frederix|Alternate Chair: Victor Petrov
Session Chair: Trevor Howard|Alternate Chair: Victor Petrov
Session Chair: SuJong Yoon|Alternate Chair: Victor Habiyaremye
Session Chair: Nadish Saini|Alternate Chair: Adam Dix
