Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) Agenda Item #3a Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Reginald Ronningen November 1, 2017 Washington DC

AAD 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 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.

AAD Leadership Officers/Executive Committee BOD Liaison & Ex officio Current Officers Reginald Ronningen, Chair/Vice Chair William C. Horak, Secretary Gregory E. Dale, Treasurer Executive Committee 2020 John D. Galambos Michal Mocko Lin Shao 2019 Ross F. Radel Richard C. Lanza Philip L. Cole 2018 Gary P. Barbin Alexander Barzilov Gregory E. Dale Mohamed Yousry Gohar William C. Horak Reginald M. Ronningen BOD Liaison & Ex officio Staff Liaison Valerie Vasilievas Board Liaison Todd Allen Ex Officio Hans D. Gougar Charles T. Kelsey IV (Past Chair)

AAD Committee Chairs Committee Chair Technical Programs Peter Hosemann Newsletter Reg Ronningen Honors and Awards Liaison with Societies None (not required in bylaws) Nominating Charles Kelsey Webpage Charles Kelsey, Peter Hosemann Scholarship Yaron Danon Young Members Liaison TBD

Division Membership Trend

Revenues AccApp Conference Series Class I AccApp’17 August 2017, Quebec City, Canada AccApp’19 Planned for 2019, Vienna, Austria AccApp’21 Interest with possible site presented to AAD EC at this Winter meeting

Expenditures

Scholarships and Awards 2017 Recipient Grace Kim - United States Naval Academy $2000 Corporate Scholarship courtesy of TechSource Inc. to be administered by AAD Applications due in January 2018 Honors/Awards 2017 Student Conference: Leslie Ann Alasagas et al. – United States Naval Academy 5th place as a Best Overall Paper AAD Best Podium Presentation Student Support (travel and/or student conference) AccApp’17 (4 student travel awards) Tommaso Stefano Carzaniga Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC) and Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), Switzerland David Alexander Bruton University of Huddersfield, UK Eunjoong Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Jesse M. Brown Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY

Technical Meetings Last Year This Year Name of Topical International Conference on Seawater Uranium Recovery, July 19-22 13TH International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators: AccApp’17 Class/Co-sponsor IV/University of Maryland I/CNS, IAEA # of half-day sessions 6 (10 total) 10 (20 total) Registration (Planned/Actual) 80 Not available at present Net revenue (Planned/Actual) $5615 Sessions Sponsored at National Meetings* 2 *Does not include Embedded Topical, Co-sponsored sessions count as half

Contributions to Society Standards* AAD not currently supporting any Standards Policy and Position Statements* AAD not currently active in Policy or Position Statements Affiliations with other technical organizations* IAEA supports AccApp conference series Young Members Group: webinar, liaison support Grand Challenges Two Challenges submitted by AAD that were incorporated into Grand Challenges Dispose of spent nuclear fuel using Accelerator Driven Systems (Y. Gohar lead) Accelerate new materials licensing for nuclear applications using ion beam irradiation (P. Hosemann lead)

AAD Governance Planning Communication Strategic Plan Last completed in 2012 Update needs to be completed Annual Goals and Succession Plan Update Strategic Plan Communication Website – http://aad.ans.org Newsletter – Biannual

Performance against Goals Status Meetings: AccApp’19 site selected, organization in process; Class I AccApp’21: interest shown Met Membership: It has held flat at ~300 over the past dozen years Service to Society: Governance: Strategic Plan Not Met Finance: Communication: AAD website updated in 2016 Newsletter initiated

Summary Statement of Overall Division Health Focus of Future Actions Health is good Membership steady and diverse Significant impact with biennial AccApp Meeting series Collaborating with the IAEA – international footprint Brings together nuclear engineers, nuclear physicists, and accelerator physicists to an international stage Class I status AccApp’19 planned in Vienna; interest shown for AccApp’21 Focus of Future Actions Deliver Strategic Plan Increase membership, value Focus on opportunities to help deliver Grand Challenge charges Focus-themed panel discussions Co-sponsor sessions with other divisions Embedded topical meetings (biennial) Requests for the Board Support None