Transcript American Nuclear Society

American Nuclear Society
Isotopes and Radiation
Division (IRD)
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
R. Gregory Downing, Chair
17 June 2009 ~ Atlanta, GA
IRD Mission
(1) Develop the uses of I&R in scientific R&D
and in industrial processes;
(2) Promote the advancement of knowledge of
nuclear phenomena and techniques;
(3) Stimulate techniques, materials, equipment,
and facilities that use I&R in research through the
collaboration of industrial, governmental, medical,
and educational institutions.
IRD Governance
Officers:
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Chair: R. Gregory Downing
Vice-Chair: Lin-wen Hu
Secretary: Sam Glover
Treasurer: Ralph A. Butler
Board Liaison: Thomas L. Sanders
Executive Committee (3-yr term)
Jack Brenizer, Jr.
R. Gregory Downing
Sam Glover
Sheldon Landsberger
George Miley
Stephen Biegalski
Donald Hoffman, Ex Officio
Ralph Butler
Marc A. Garland
Steve LaMont
Lin-wen Hu
Kenan Ünlü
Richard Lindstrom, Ex Officio
IRD Membership Trends
IRD Membership Statistics
Paid Membership
1000
Full IRD Membership
Student Membership
800
825
820
814
816
807
107
115
106
600
400
200
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104
0
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200
5
200
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Year
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IRD Budget Information - I
• Expenditures are directed
towards student awards,
ANS conference, young
scientist development
awards and our embedded
topical meetings.
• Income from MARC
Conference distribution
(Class I) not yet distributed
• Additional student support
likely added to IRD 2009
budget
2008
ANS conference Student support
$500
2008 Member Allocation Income
$1632
National Meeting Support
$1000
2009
ANS Student Conference Paper
Awards – TB distributed
$750
2009 Member Allocation Income
$1,614
Excess funds as of 3/31/2009
$15,342
IRD Award Budget Information
#2720
#2762
IRD AWARD
BALANCE 01/01/09
3 MONTHS INTEREST 2009
BALANCE 3/31/09
VOGT
41,815
38,171
476
1,120
$42,291
$39,291
IRD Strategic/Succession Planning
• 5 yr Strategic under development goes into place 2010
• 2010 elected IRD officers just announced:
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Two experienced ANS leaders for top positions (Ch./Vice Ch.)
A 2008 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineer graduate elected Treasurer
Secretary – (not on ballot until 2010 elections)
Four (4) new Executive Board Members
Total will be 14 including officers
IRD Communications
• Web: http://ird.ans.org/
– Established 2003, items were updated following the June 2008
meeting in Anaheim, CA
– Includes information on officers, minutes, committees, awards,
events, meetings, and awards
• E-mail: [email protected]
– Used and useful
• Newsletters are infrequent, but due in part to use of email
such as the announcement of our previous Chairman
receiving the Hevesy Metal – the “Nobel” of Neutron
Activation Techniques in 2009.
IRD Contributions to ANS
• IRD Generated and Submitted to the Public
Policy Committee position statement #73,
“Societal Benefits of Radiation.” Published
on ANS website with other IRD generated
Position Statements.
• Society Leadership:
– IRD Member and Next IRD Vice Chair was the
ANS Technical Program chair – June 2008
Participation with Other Professional
Societies
National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR) represents nearly 50 research reactors
IRD traditionally sponsors or co-sponsors one session at each national
meeting devoted to research reactors
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) – promotes best
approaches and procedures for implementing all aspects of nuclear
materials management
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
IRD Past-Chair is the ANS Liaison to AAAS Chemistry Division
IRD Services to Membership
• Professional Development
– Tutorial Session “Neutron Activation Analysis – Status after Five
Decades”, Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008.
• Scholarships
– IRD contributes to the endowment of the Vogt Scholarship Award.
• Peer Recognition/Awards
– IRD supports the International Committee on Activation Analysis (ICAA)
Young Scientist Award. Radiation and Science ant Technology award,
and the Mashima Award
• Student Support
– IRD supports the ANS National Student conference by providing funds
for best paper(s) in an IRD track.
– IRD supports the student travel fund for the ANS meetings.
– Plans to fund (endow) new student award with BMD
IRD Meetings I
• National Meeting Participation
– 2007 Meetings
• 8 Organized
• 7 Co-sponsored Sessions
– 2008 Meetings
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Annual: 5 Organized & 1 Co-sponsored Sessions
Winter: 2 Organized & 2 Co-sponsored Sessions
Embedded Topical: Isotopes for Medicine and Industry
Tutorial: Neutron Activation Analysis: Status after Five
Decades-Tutorial
IRD Meetings
• National Meeting Participation
– 2009 Meetings
• MARC VIII April 2009 (Topical, Class 1) – Excellent
Attendance!
• This week: 3 Organized & 2 Co-sponsored
– Nuclear Research Reactors: Utilization and Applications of
Nuclear Methods.
– Nuclear-Based Imaging for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
• This 2009 Winter: 5 Organized and Co-sponsored Sessions
– 2010-11 Meetings
• 2010 ANS Winter : Embedded Topical: Isotopes for Medicine
and Industry
• 2011 MTAA-13 (class IV)
Professional Division Metrics
IRD Vitality Measures – CY 2008
Division
Meetings
Division
Governance
Division
Contributions to
Society
Division
Services to
Membership
National
Meeting
Participation
Succession
Planning
ANS Position
Statements
Professional
Development
Submitted June 2004
Reviewed 2006
Updated 2008
73 Applications of Radiation (Active)
41 Health Effects Low Level Rad
(Action by BMD))
30 U.S. Radioisotope Supply (Active)
72 Civilian Utilization (Active)
June 2008 Neutron Activation
Workshop
Class I
Class II
Topicals
Membership
Trends
Scholarships
2006+ +/- 25 % attendance (239/235
MARC VII)
+/- 25% attendance (134/105
IRRMA)
101/124 Fac Ops Safeguards, Feb
2004; 2008 Int’ Conf on Radiation
Shielding Co-Sponsor
820/814 mbrs -.7% change 2006
814/816 mbrs +.2% change 2007
816/807 mbrs -1.1% change 2008
Participation with
Outside
Professional
Societies
Class III
Topicals
Communications
Society
Leadership
2008 – Annual Meeting, Isotopes for
Med. & Industry (72 summaries, 1
plenary)
1 newsletter in 2008
Website update in 2008
75% Nov Exec Comm
4 of 4 PDC & All NPC
Division
Planning
Non-Meeting
Publications
Student
Support
Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair
Reviewed 2006
Reviewed 2008
Supports Standards Program
2008 Student Travel
2008Annual: 5 sessions 0 panel 1
plenary
2008 Embedded Isotopes for Med.
& Industry
2008 Winter: 2 sessions 0 panel
Vogt Scholarship (joint scholarship
with BMD)
Landis Challenge Phase II
INM (Inst. of Nuc Materials)
participation at Safeguards Topical
meeting
liaison with TRTR (Test, Research &
Training RX) & ACS (Amer Chem Soc)
@ MARC
Journal of ?Radiochemical and
Analytical Chemistry
Division’s
Commitment to
YMG
Liaison support
Peer Recognition/
Awards
Mishima Award
Radiation Science & Technology
Summary I
• Areas of Success
– IRD represents nearly 7.5% of full ANS Membership.
– Awards:
• Radiation Science and Technology Award
• Mashima Award (joint Materials Sci. & Tech. Division)
• Vogt Scholarship
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Excellent and continuing growth of MARC Conference series
Excellent participation with other professional organizations
Successful ANS scholarships and peer awards
Strong, consistent financial statements and Award funding.
Plans to hold another embedded topical WM 2010 “Isotopes for Industry
and Medicine” based on previous success in 2008
– Excellent National Meeting participation representing a growing ANS
presences – more than 30 organized or co-sponsored from 2007 to present.
Summary II
• Appreciative of increase in Division
funding.
• Focus for Future Action
– Track, stimulate, and support growth in
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Radiochemistry
Neutron Activation Techniques
Neutron Beam Analytical Techniques
Nuclear Imaging Techniques