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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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1:00–2:45PM MST
Noble
Session Chair: Ennea Fairchild|Alternate Chair: Rebecca Kreuzer
Mesquite
Session Chair: David Richmond|Alternate Chair: Peter Henry
Lantana
Session Chair: Seth King|Alternate Chair: Chris Camphouse
3:15–5:00PM MST
Session Chair: Robby Joseph|Alternate Chair: Emma Houston
Session Chair: Carlos Jove Colon|Alternate Chair: Jeff Greathouse
Session Chair: Kevin Connolly|Alternate Chair: Rob Howard
10:00–11:45AM MST
Session Chair: Susan Asmussen|Alternate Chair: Rebecca Schaller
Session Chair: Michael Nole|Alternate Chair: Chven Mitchell
Session Chair: Mark J. Rigali|Alternate Chair: Timothy C. Gunter
Session Chair: Sharlissa Moore|Alternate Chair: Sara Hogan
Session Chair: Teresa Portone|Alternate Chair: Chun Chang
Session Chair: James Goode|Alternate Chair: Steve Skutnik
Session Chair: Yadu Sasikumar|Alternate Chair: Peter Henry
Session Chair: Milos Atz|Alternate Chair: Christina Leggett
Session Chair: Kris Kuhlman|Alternate Chair: Autumn Taylor
Session Chair: Chaithanya Balumuru|Alternate Chair: Ryan Katona
Session Chair: Caitlin Condon|Alternate Chair: Emily R. Stein
Session Chair: Christina Leggett|Alternate Chair: Kim Petry
Session Chair: Brady D. Hanson|Alternate Chair: Hannah Patenaude
Session Chair: Tejaswini Vaidya|Alternate Chair: Brendan Nation
Session Chair: LianGe Zheng|Alternate Chair: Jenn Frederick
3:15–4:20PM MST
Session Chair: Junghyun Bae|Alternate Chair: Harish Gadey
Session Chair: Lauren Richmond|Alternate Chair: Daniel Bullen
Session Chair: Andrew Knight|Alternate Chair: Rick Jayne
8:00–9:45AM MST
Kaibab
Session Chair: Styliani Pantopoulou|Alternate Chair: Sven Bader
Session Chair: Haruko Wainwright|Alternate Chair: Rosie Leone
Session Chair: Ramon Pulido|Alternate Chair: Sarah Suffield
Session Chair: Eric Guiltinan|Alternate Chair: Matthew Paul
Session Chair: Tito Bonano
Session Chair: Stylianos Chatzidakis|Alternate Chair: Brady D. Hanson
Session Chair: David Fukuyama|Alternate Chair: Tara LaForce
Session Chair: Geoff A. Freeze|Alternate Chair: Tim Gunter
Session Chair: AJ Goulet|Alternate Chair: Charles Bryan
