American Nuclear Society Accelerator Applications Division

Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Thomas E. Ward 17 June 2009, Atlanta, GA

Accelerator Applications Division Mission

The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of photons, neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.

Accelerator Applications Division Governance

• Executive Committee Structure: – Chair –Thomas E. Ward – Vice Chair – Phillip D. Ferguson – Secretary –Nolen E. Hertel – Treasurer – Phillip L. Cole – Past Chair –Eric J. Pitcher – BOD Liaison – Hisashi Ninokata

AAD Executive Committee

• 2008 • 2009

Karen Kelley, Gary Was, Dan Rusthoi

• 2010

Denis Beller, Guenter Murher, Yaron Danon

• 2011

Michele Ferenci, James Jones, Rebecca Howell Mike James, Ning Li, Erich Schneider

AAD Committee Chairs

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Technical Programs Newsletter Honors & Awards Liaison w/Societies Web Page Nominating Scholarship Young Members Liaison Denis Beller Phil Ferguson Phil Ferguson Hisahi Ninokata Tony Hechanova Tom Ward Yaron Danon Karen Kelley

AAD Membership

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Year ANS AAD % of ANS 2005 10,783 301 2.8% 2006 10,772 291 2.7% 2007 10,851 305 2.8% 2008 10,938 289 2.6% 2009 302

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% Change -5.0% -3.3% +1.3% -5.2% +4.5%

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Foreign Members: 22 (7.2% AAD total) from 9 countries

AAD Budget

• Budget Information/Previous Year/Current – 2008 – 2007 $41,899 $25,498 $25,498 carry forward $15,791 other income $610 member allocation ($1500) student support ($3500) scholarship $25,260 carry forward $277 member allocation ($500) student support ($21,000) scholarship

AAD Communications

• Established AAD Electronic Newsletter 3 rd edition in press for Spring 2009 • AAD Web page maintained and updated by UNLV

AAD Contributions to ANS

• ANS Position Statements – Naturally Occurring or Accelerator-produced Radioactive Materials – in discussion with ANS – Transmutation of Nuclear Waste – in discussion with Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division. Should be jointly issued shortly.

AAD Participations with other Professional Societies

• AccApp’09 “

International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators”:

54 countries, 348 participants; in lovely Vienna Austria with IAEA • AccApp’07: 26 countries, 260 participants. In Pocatello, Idaho with IAEA • AccApp’05 Venice, Italy with IAEA

AAD Contributions to ANS

• Society Leadership – 3 of 4 Mtgs.: PDC & NPC – 75% at June meeting – 50% at Nov meeting • Non-Meeting Publications – None

Accelerator Applications

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Division Services to Membership

Professional Development

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None Scholarships

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Undergraduate award of $2000

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$21,000 towards endowment thanks to ANS General Fund

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Established an AAD-Corporate Sponsored Scholarship of $2000 Peer Recognition/Awards

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Best Paper Awards Student Support

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ANS Student Conference $1000

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ANS national meeting student travel support $500 NEED Scholarship $1000 Landis Challenge $2500

Accelerator Applications Division Meetings

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National Meeting Participation

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2007: 1session 0 panel

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2008: 2 sessions 1 panel

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Topical/Prior, Current & Future Years

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Class I: AccApp07 with IAEA Pocatello, ID

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Class I: AccApp09 with IAEA Vienna, AT

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Class I: AccApp10 Knoxville, TN

Professional Division Metrics AAD Vitality Measures – CY 2008 Division Meetings

National Meeting Participation 2008: 0 session/1 panel; 2 session/0 panel Class I Class II Topicals 230 Attendees to AccApp ’07 AccApp’09 in Vienna Succession Planning 2004 Succession Plan Membership Trends 301/291 members -3.3% change 2006 291/305 members +4.8% change 2007 305/289 members -5.3% change 2008 Class III Topicals 2003 Embedded Topical Co Sponsor June

Division Governance

Communications newsletter in 2008 website updated 2008 Division Planning No Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair

Division Contributions to Society

ANS Position Statements 67 Nat Occur or Accelerator RAM (Draft under development) 71 Transmutation of Nuclear Waste (Draft submitted) Participation with Outside Professional Societies IAEA cosponsor of AccApp ’07, Primary sponsor of AccApp’09 Society Leadership 4 of 4 Mtgs.: PDC & NPC 75% at June mtg 50% at Nov mtg. Non-Meeting Publications AAD does not support non-meeting pubs Division’s Commitment to YMG Liaison appointed

Division Services to Membership

Professional Development AAD does not support professional development activities Scholarships AAD Scholarship established in 2007 AAD Scholarship award in 2008 Corporate Scholarship fund established for AAD in 2008 Peer Recognition/ Awards Best Paper Award Student Support 2008 National Meeting

AAD Summary

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AccApp07 and AccApp09 Scholarships, Divisional and Corporate Student Support Activities Newsletter Focus for Future Action

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Position Statements Increase division membership National meeting participation