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Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors by Brian Woods, 2011-2012 THD Chair, outlining the mission, governance, communication, and future action plans of the ANS Thermal Hydraulic Division.
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American Nuclear SocietyThermal Hydraulic Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Brian Woods, 2011-2012 THD Chair November 2, 2011
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
THD Governance • 2011-2012 Officers: Chair: Brian WoodsSecretary: David Aumiller Vice-chair: Xiaodong Sun Treasurer: Si Young Lee Past-chair: HisashiNinokata • Executive Committee (year term ends): 201220132014 Randall Gauntt Steven Arndt Yassin Hassan CesareFrepoliDuWayneSchubring John Luxat Fan-Bill Cheung Stephen Bajorek Jong Kim • Board Liaison: Daniel A. Meneley
THD Governance 2011-2012 Committee Chairs • Program Committee – Kurshad Muftuoglu • Honors and Awards Committee – Shripad Revankar • Nominating Committee – Hisashi Ninokata • Membership Committee – Hisashi Ninokata • Web Page – DuWayne Schubring • Newsletter (prepared by THD Secretary) – Xiaodong Sun/David Aumiller
THD Budget and Plannning • Budget Planning • Since 2008, a multi-year spending plan used as the basis for annual spending planning. • Planning • Operational Plan: Updated for 2010-2014 • Annual Tactical Plan: Up-to-date for 2011-2012 • Five-year Strategic Plan: Updated for 2010-2014 • Annual Succession Plan: Up-to-date for 2011-2012 • Rules and By-Laws • Up-to-date: revised 2009-2010; reviewed 2011-2012
THD GovernanceCommunications • 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
Summary • Participation with other Professional Societies: • ASME International Heat Transfer Conference (2010) • Chinese Nuclear Society, NUTHOS-8 Conference (2010) • Canadian Nuclear Society, NURETH-14 Conference (2011) • ASME liaison maintained • Non-Meeting Publications: • Published NURETH-12 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009 and 2010. • Published NURETH-13 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2011 and 2012. • Publishing NUTHOS-8 papers in a special edition of NED in 2011/2012.
Summary • Professional Development • Young Professionals Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition in 2010 and 2011 Winter Meetings. • 2010 Annual Meeting held tutorial on scaling analysis. • Scholarships • Support ANS Student Scholarship/NEED funds. • Student Support • Service as judges at student conferences • Financial support for student travel to ANS meetings • Peer Recognition/Awards
Summary • ANS National Meeting Participation • At least 5 sessions and 30 papers at each Annual and Winter Meeting since 2008. • 2010 Annual Meeting – 5 paper sessions +1 tutorial, 37 papers • 2010 Winter Meeting – 12 paper sessions, 71 papers • 2011 Annual Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 57 papers • 2011 Winter Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 61 papers • Topicals • NURETH-13 (2009), NURETH-14 (2011), NURETH-15 (2013): Class II • NUTHOS-8 (2010), NUTHOS-9 (2012): Class IV • Embedded Topicals (2010 and 2012): Class III • INREC’12 (2012), Class IV
Areas of Sucess • Healthy Division membership trends sustained • Active member participation in technical meetings and Society activities • Significant number of member publications • Continued support for student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings • Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the Division • Increased international participation.
Focus for Future Action • 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 • Collaboration with other divisions through co-sponsoring of technical sessions • Increase industry participation.