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American Nuclear SocietyAccelerator 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
• 2008Karen Kelley, Gary Was, Dan Rusthoi
• 2009Denis Beller, Guenter Murher, Yaron Danon
• 2010Michele Ferenci, James Jones, Rebecca Howell
• 2011Mike James, Ning Li, Erich Schneider
AAD Committee Chairs
• Technical Programs Denis Beller• Newsletter Phil Ferguson• Honors & Awards Phil Ferguson• Liaison w/Societies Hisahi Ninokata• Web Page Tony Hechanova• Nominating Tom Ward• Scholarship Yaron Danon• Young Members Liaison Karen Kelley
AAD Membership
• Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009• ANS 10,783 10,772 10,851 10,938
• AAD 301 291 305 289 302
• % of ANS 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.6%
• % Change -5.0% -3.3% +1.3% -5.2% +4.5%
• Foreign Members: 22 (7.2% AAD total) from 9 countries
AAD Budget
• Budget Information/Previous Year/Current
– 2008 $41,899 $25,498 carry forward$15,791 other income
$610 member allocation ($1500) student support ($3500) scholarship– 2007 $25,498 $25,260 carry forward $277 member allocation ($500) student support ($21,000) scholarship
AAD Communications
• Established AAD Electronic Newsletter
3rd 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 Division Services to Membership• Professional Development
– None• Scholarships
– Undergraduate award of $2000 – $21,000 towards endowment thanks to ANS General Fund– Established an AAD-Corporate Sponsored Scholarship of $2000
• Peer Recognition/Awards– Best Paper Awards
• Student Support– ANS Student Conference $1000– ANS national meeting student travel support $500– NEED Scholarship $1000– Landis Challenge $2500
Accelerator Applications Division Meetings
• National Meeting Participation– 2007: 1session 0 panel– 2008: 2 sessions 1 panel
• Topical/Prior, Current & Future Years- Class I: AccApp07 with IAEA Pocatello, ID- Class I: AccApp09 with IAEA Vienna, AT- Class I: AccApp10 Knoxville, TN
Division Meetings
Division Governance
Division Contributions to
Society
Division Services to
Membership
National Meeting
Participation
2008: 0 session/1 panel; 2 session/0 panel
Succession Planning
2004 Succession Plan
ANS Position Statements
67 Nat Occur or Accelerator RAM
(Draft under development) 71 Transmutation of Nuclear Waste
(Draft submitted)
Professional Development
AAD does not support professional
development activities
Class I Class II Topicals
230 Attendees to AccApp ’07
AccApp’09 in Vienna
Membership Trends
301/291 members -3.3% change 2006 291/305 members +4.8% change 2007 305/289 members -5.3% change 2008
Participation with Outside
Professional Societies
IAEA cosponsor of AccApp ’07, Primary sponsor of AccApp’09
Scholarships
AAD Scholarship established in 2007
AAD Scholarship award in 2008
Corporate Scholarship fund established for AAD in 2008
Class III Topicals
2003 Embedded Topical Co-
Sponsor June
Communications
newsletter in 2008 website updated 2008
Society Leadership
4 of 4 Mtgs.: PDC & NPC
75% at June mtg 50% at Nov mtg.
Peer Recognition/ Awards
Best Paper Award
Division Planning
No Strategic Plan submitted to PDC
Chair
Non-Meeting Publications
AAD does not support non-meeting
pubs
Student Support
2008 National Meeting
Division’s Commitment to
YMG
Liaison appointed
Professional Division MetricsAAD Vitality Measures – CY 2008
AAD Summary
• List Areas of Success– AccApp07 and AccApp09
– Scholarships, Divisional and Corporate
– Student Support Activities
– Newsletter
• Focus for Future Action– Position Statements
– Increase division membership
– National meeting participation