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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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My Story: John L. Swanson—ANS member since 1978
. . . and in 2019, on his 90th birthday.
Swanson in 1951, the year of his college graduation . . .
My pre-college years were spent in a rural suburb of Tacoma, Wash. In 1947, I enrolled in Reed College, a small liberal arts school in Portland, Ore.; I majored in chemistry and graduated in 1951. While at Reed, I met and married a young lady with whom I would raise 3 children and spend the next 68 years of my life—almost all of them in Richland, Wash., where I still live.
I was fortunate to have a job each of my “college summers” that provided enough money to cover my college costs for the next year; I don’t think that is possible these days. My job was in the kitchen/dining hall of a salmon cannery in Alaska. Room and board were provided and the cannery was in an isolated location, so I could save almost every dollar of my salary.
To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.
10:00–11:30AM EST
Panel|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Session Chair: Erik Mader|Alternate Chair: Robert St. Clair
12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: David Kropaczek|Alternate Chair: Lucas Kyriazidis
Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Session Chair: Richard Williamson|Alternate Chair: David Andersson
Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Session Chair: Tara Pandya|Alternate Chair: Bill Martin
2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chairs: Mike Doster, Bill Martin, Sherry Bailey
Session Chair: Giovanni Pastore|Alternate Chair: Ryan Sweet
Sponsored by Physics Integration
Session Chair: Ross Bartlett|Alternate Chair: Scott Palmtag
4:50–6:30PM EST
Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Session Chair: Cenk Guler|Alternate Chair: Brenden Mervin
Session Chair: Kyle Gamble|Alternate Chair: Michael Cooper
Session Chair: Kevin Clarno|Alternate Chair: Tom Downar
Session Chair: David Kropaczek|Alternate Chair: Scott Palmtag
Session Chair: Zeses Karoutas|Alternate Chair: Andrew Godfrey
Sponsored by Thermal Hydraulic Methods
Session Chair: Emilio Baglietto|Alternate Chair: Matteo Bucci
Panel|Sponsored by Verification and Validation Impl
Session Chair: David Luxat|Alternate Chair: William Oberkampf
Session Chair: Fausto Francescini|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
Panel|Sponsored by Physics Integration
Session Chair: Rob Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Brendan Kochunas
Session Chair: Gretar Tryggvason|Alternate Chair: Igor Bolotnov
Session Chair: Andrew Godfrey|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
Panel|Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Session Chair: David Pointer|Alternate Chair: Su-Jong Yoon
10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Session Chair: David Andersson|Alternate Chair: David J. Kropaczek
Session Chair: Bill Martin|Alternate Chair: Tara Pandya
Sponsored by Verification and Validation Impl
Session Chair: Chris Jones|Alternate Chair: Nathan Porter
12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: Jason Hales|Alternate Chair: David Andersson
Session Chair: Ralph Smith|Alternate Chair: David Luxat
2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: David Andersson|Alternate Chair: Brian Wirth
Session Chair: Bob Salko|Alternate Chair: Yunlin Xu
Session Chair: Robert Brewster|Alternate Chair: Jun Soo Yoo
