Dunzik-Gougar leads as new ANS presidentANS NewsJune 11, 2020, 2:06PM|ANS News StaffDunzik-GougarMary Lou Dunzik-Gougar is the 66th president of the American Nuclear Society. On June 11, during a meeting of the Board of Directors that—like the rest of the 2020 ANS Annual Meeting—was held virtually, the duties of president were officially transferred from Marilyn Kray to Dunzik-Gougar, who will serve a one-year term as president. Kray will remain on the Board of Directors for one year as immediate past president.Dunzik-Gougar, an ANS member since 1994, will continue to lead ANS on the course established by ANS Change Plan 2020 during Kray’s term as president. Dunzik-Gougar was serving as vice president/president-elect when the Change Plan was approved by the Board in November 2019, and newly elected Vice President/President-Elect Steve Nesbit was a member of the Board. The ANS Executive Committee, which now includes Dunzik-Gougar, Kray, Nesbit, Treasurer W. A. "Art" Wharton III, and Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy, will confidently lead a more streamlined ANS that is prepared to meet its members’ needs now and in the future.Dunzik-Gougar holds both a master’s degree in environmental engineering and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Penn State University. She is now associate dean of the College of Science and Engineering and associate professor of nuclear engineering at Idaho State University, and she previously served as the acting chair of ISU’s Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics Department. She is also the reactor administrator for ISU’s AGN-201 reactor and an NRC-licensed reactor operator and senior reactor operator.ANS has benefited from Dunzik-Gougar’s contributions since she first joined the Society. While serving as the student member of the Board in the 1990s, Dunzik-Gougar helped write the bylaws that allowed the student member of the Board to have a vote and be elected. She has been deeply involved in ANS outreach and education programs, including teacher workshops, for many years, and received the Landis Public Communication and Education Award in 2014.In addition to taking an active role in several ANS committees and professional divisions, Dunzik-Gougar is also an active member of the ANS Idaho Local Section and serves as faculty advisor for the ANS Idaho State University Student Section.Idaho Falls, Idaho, is home to Dunzik-Gougar and her husband and fellow nuclear engineer Hans Gougar. Look for a profile of Dunzik-Gougar and the path that led to her ANS presidency in the July issue of Nuclear News.Tags:ans change planans leadershipboard of directorsdunzik-gougarShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Don't forget to vote!The 2021 ANS Election is open. This is your chance to help shape the future of your Society.All ANS members were sent an email on February 22 with a unique username and password from Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS). If you did not receive this email or you do not have your election login information, please go to directvote.net/ANS, enter your email address that is on file with ANS, and your election login information will be emailed to you.Go to Article
ANS touts benefits of nuclear energy in letter to FERCThe American Nuclear Society recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) consider recognizing the reliability and resiliency benefits that carbon-free nuclear electricity generation provides to the bulk power system. ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar and Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy submitted these comments in a letter during a FERC meeting on Thursday morning.Go to Article
Candidates for Young Member seat on ANS Board offer statementsThis is the fourth in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for the Young Member director position, which was approved by the ANS Board of Directors in September.The nominees are Benjamin A. Holtzman, of the Nuclear Energy Institute, an ANS member since 2007, and Catherine M. Prat, of Westinghouse Electric Company, an ANS member since 2011.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
Candidates for ANS Board of Directors offer statementsThis is the third in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for the U.S. director at-large positions. There are 10 candidates for four open spots on the ANS Board of Directors. The nominees are Harsh Desai, Nuclear Energy Institute; Julie G. Ezold, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Jess C. Gehin, Idaho National Laboratory; Kathryn D. Huff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jeffrey C. King, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen P. LaMont, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Jean-Francois Lucchini, Los Alamos National Laboratory; John M. Mahoney, High Expectations International; Jessika V. Rojas, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Tracy E. Stover Jr., Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
ANS Task Force: Accelerating nuclear R&D investment is key to securing America’s clean energy futureThe ANS Task Force on Public Investment in Nuclear Research and Development has just issued a report titled “The U.S. Nuclear R&D Imperative.” Visit ans.org/policy/rndreport/ to learn more and to read the report in its entirety.The following article, originally published in the February 2021 issue of Nuclear News, describes the formation of the Task Force and the principles that guided its members as they developed specific nuclear R&D funding recommendations to ensure that a new generation of nuclear energy technologies is ready for deployment in 2030 and beyond.Go to Article
Klann, Wharton offer candidate statements for ANS treasurerThis is the second in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for treasurer.The nominees are Ray Klann, an ANS member since 1991, who is a senior scientist in the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and W. A. “Art” Wharton III, an ANS member since 2004, who is a vice president at Studsvik Scandpower. Wharton, the current ANS treasurer, is running for a second term.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
Candidates for ANS vice president offer statementsToday we feature statements from the nominees for vice president/president-elect. The nominees are Steven A. Arndt, an ANS Fellow and member since 1981, who is a senior technical advisor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Corey McDaniel, an ANS member since 2008, who is chief commercial officer at Idaho National Laboratory.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 pm (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.The first-ever ANS vice president candidate discussion forum will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6:00-7:00 pm EST. Register now for the event to hear directly from candidates Steven Arndt and Corey McDaniel.Go to Article
The new normal?Mary Lou Dunzik-GougarHappy New Year! I sincerely hope that each of you found time to refresh and rejuvenate over the holidays, or at least have fun. Many indicators suggest that 2021 will be a better year than 2020, including a growing understanding of COVID-19 and its impacts and the availability of a vaccine. So many have suffered from job loss or even loss of businesses in 2020. Even for those of us fortunate enough to be healthy, gainfully employed, and able to work from anywhere thanks to Zoom and its competitors, uncertainty is still a challenging aspect of the pandemic.Go to Article
ANS signs agreement with Spanish Nuclear SocietyThe American Nuclear Society and Sociedad Nuclear Española (SNE) on December 10 signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) that creates a partnership between the two societies to cooperate in promoting the development of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.Go to Article
Statement from ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar on Barakah Nuclear Energy PlantANS congratulates the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. on bringing the first Barakah reactor to full operational capacity.Go to Article