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American Nuclear Society Th er mal Hydraulics Division

American Nuclear Society Th er mal Hydraulics Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Karen Vierow, 2009-2010 THD Chair November 18, 2009. THD Mission.

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American Nuclear Society Th er mal Hydraulics Division

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  1. American Nuclear SocietyThermal Hydraulics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Karen Vierow, 2009-2010 THD Chair November 18, 2009

  2. THD Mission • To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical and professional approaches in all areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. This is accomplished by: • Advancing knowledge of thermal and hydraulic phenomena • Aiding in the integration and dissemination of thermal hydraulics information • Promoting effective exchange of thermal hydraulics information • Providing venues/mechanisms for interaction among nuclear industry, regulatory groups, ANS Divisions and others in the technical community

  3. THD Governance • 2009-2010 Officers: Chair: Karen Vierow Secretary: Brian Woods Vice-chair: Hisashi Ninokata Treasurer: Xiaodong Sun Past-chair: Chang Oh • Executive Committee (year term ends): 201020112012 Robert Martin David Aumiller Stephen Bajorek Kurshad Muftuogu Hisashi Ninokata Cesare Frepoli Xiaodong Sun HeeCheon No Randall Gauntt Karen Vierow Brian Woods John Luxat • Board Liaison: Jose N. Reyes, Jr.

  4. THD Governance 2009-2010 Committee Chairs • Program Committee – Kurshad Muftuoglu • Honors and Awards Committee – Robert Martin • Nominating Committee – Chang Oh • Membership Committee – Chang Oh • Web Page – DuWayne Schubring • Newsletter (prepared by THD Secretary) – Brian Woods

  5. THD GovernanceMembership Trends Last 5 Years 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.3 (Aug. 09) % of ANS Membership (not including student members)

  6. THD GovernanceMembership Trends Last 5 Years 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Aug. 09)

  7. THD Governance - Budget *One-time donation to Hochreiter Memorial Lecture Series

  8. THD Governance - Budget • Budget Planning • In 2008, an ad-hoc committee within the THD proposed a multi-year spending plan • Suggested a sustainable spending rate • Goal was to ensure reserve in the budget for unexpected expenses and income reductions • Plan was approved by the THD Executive Committee • Is used as the basis for annual spending planning since 2008 • Must be approved by the Executive Committee each year

  9. THD Governance • Planning • A five-year Operational Plan was established in 2005 for 2005-2009 and has been updated for 2010-2014 • A yearly Tactical Plan was established and is up-to-date for 2009-2010 • A five-year Strategic Plan was established in 2005 for 2005-2009 and has been updated for 2010-2014 • A yearly Succession Plan was established and is up-to-date for 2009-2010

  10. THD Governance Communications • Web Page • THD website updated multiple times each year • http://thd/ans.org • Includes: • Mission statement • Committee structure, member names, meeting minutes • Newsletter archives • Bylaws, Manual, Rules and Procedures • Awards information • Newsletters • 2 newsletters published every year since 2005

  11. THD Contributions to ANS • ANS Position Statements: • THD is not responsible for any statements. • Participation with other Professional Societies: • Atomic Energy Society of Japan NURETH-13 Conf. (2009) • ASME liaison maintained • ASME International Heat Transfer Conference (2010) • Society Leadership: • THD members hold several/have held several positions • Board of Directors members • Honors & Awards Committee members • earlier Chair of Book Publishing Committee • Alpha Nu Sigma past president • Nuclear Technology advisory board

  12. THD Contributions to ANS • Non-Meeting Publications: • Published NURETH-12 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009 • Guest editors in 2009 for NURETH-12 special editions of Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Engineering and Technology • Numerous Nuclear Technology, Fusion Technology articles • Numerous articles in non-ANS journals

  13. THD Services to Membership • Professional Development • Annually held Young Professionals Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition through 2008 • Thereafter, serve as sponsoring Division for technical sessions conducted by the Young Members Group • Sponsoring the session “Innovation in Thermal Hydraulics” in the embedded topical meeting 2009 Young Professional Congress • Planned MELCOR workshop at ANS 2008 Winter Meeting but cancelled • Planning tutorials for future ANS meetings • Scholarships • Support ANS Student Scholarship/NEED funds

  14. THD Services to Membership • Peer Recognition/Awards • THD Technical Achievement Award • THD Best Paper Award • THD Distinguished Service Award • ANS Fellow nominations • Student Support • Financial support of national ANS Student Conferences ($2,500 yearly) • Service as judges at student conferences • Financial support for student travel to ANS meetings

  15. THD Meetings • ANS National Meeting Participation • 2009 Winter Meeting – 6 sessions + 2 panels, 42 papers • At least 5 sessions and 30 papers at each Annual and Winter Meeting since 2005, except in 2008

  16. THD Meetings • Topicals • Embedded Hydrogen Topical in ANS 2007 Annual Meeting June, 2007 Boston, MA Class III • NURETH-12 October, 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Class I • NUTHOS-7 October, 2008 Seoul, South Korea Class II • NURETH-13 October, 2009 Kanazawa, Japan Class II • NUTHOS-8 October, 2010 Shanghai, China Class IV • Embedded Nuclear Hydrogen Topical in ANS 2010 Ann. Mtg. June 2010 San Diego, CA Class III • NURETH-14 October 2011 Toronto, Canada Class II NURETH = Intl. Conf. on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics NUTHOS = International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety

  17. Status of THD Metrics and Measures - 2008

  18. Status of THD Metrics and Measures - 2009

  19. THD Summary • Healthy Division membership trends sustained • Active member participation in technical meetings and Society activities • Significant number of member publications • Continued support for the ANS National Student Conference, student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings • Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the Division

  20. THD Future Focus Areas • Increase student and Young Member participation within the THD • Promote further collaboration with other Divisions and societies • Provide additional professional development programs • Make Division governance plans more easily accessible and known to members • Further promote high-quality research presentations

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