1. ANS Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD)
Agenda Item #4.c
ANS Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD)
Presentation to ANS Board of Directors by
Seungjin Kim
THD Chair
Grand Ballroom B, Wednesday, June 14, 2017

2. Mission Statement
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

3. THD Governance 2016-2017 Officers Chair: Seungjin Kim
Vice-chair: Kurshad Muftuoglu
Secretary: David Pointer
Treasurer: Chul-Hwa Song
Past-chair: DuWayne Schubring

4. THD Governance Executive Committee (year term ends): 2017 2018 2019
Fan Bill Cheung Phillippe Bardet Fatih Aydogan
Paolo Ferroni Xu Cheng Lane Carasik
Donna Guilen Jeffrey Lane Yassin Hassan
Jong Kim Bao-Wen Yang Elia Merzari Ling Zhou
Program Committee: Elia Merzari
Nominating Committee: Si Young Lee
Membership Committee: Si Young Lee
Honors and Awards Committee: Xiaodong Sun
Web Master: Dillon Shaver

5. THD Membership: Trend

6. THD Membership: Composition
Student
16%
194
Recent Grad
15%
182
Educ. Inst.
13%
164
Consulting Co.
10%
120
Nat'l. Lab. 9%
114
Engineering Firm 7% 88
Utility 6% 81
Retired 5% 68
Manufacturer 62
Gov't. Agency 4% 55
Supplier 3% 34
Service Co. 2% 30
Other 24
Priv. Res/Test Lab.
1.8% 23
Active Military
0.4% 5
Constr. Co.
0.2% 3
Not Employed
Medical Inst.
0.1% 1
Total
100%
1,251

7. THD Membership Approximately 12% of the total ANS membership
Approximately 4 % increase from 2016
30% of THD membership is comprised of young members (current students & recent graduates)
Education: 44%
Consulting firm / National lab.: 36%
Others: 20%

8. THD Finances Carry forward includes
Profit from successful 16th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-16) Topical Meeting Held in Chicago, IL in September (Class II)
677 papers presented (More than 700 attendees)
Contribution from successful 11th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-11) Topical Meeting held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea in October 2016 (Class IV)
More than 340 papers
Meeting revenue includes
Profit from successful 2016 Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH’16) Embedded Topical Meeting held in New Orleans, LA in June 2016
43 papers presented
Contribution revenue includes
Contribution of ANS THD Technical Achievement Award prize to ANS THD student programs.
$53,678.44

9. THD Finances
Awards
$1000 THD Technical Achievement Award (funded by Scholarship and Award Account)
2016 TAA awarded to Prof. Nam Dinh
$500 Best Paper Award
2016 Best Paper Award winner is “Air-Water and Steam-Water Onset of Flooding Data at Variable Pressure in a Large Diameter Tube” by N. Wynne, M. Garza, K. Vierow, D. Aumiller and M. Kyle
$500 Young Professional Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition
Student Support
$500 Contribution to ANS Student Travel Fund
$500 Contribution to ANS Student Conference
$2400 in ANS THD Student Travel Awards (costed after 12/31)
Scholarship Support
$500 Contribution to ANS NEED scholarship fund (costed after 12/31)
Website
THD Website hosted by ANS and maintained by THD webmaster

10. THD Governance Communication
Web Page
THD website updated multiple times as needed each year
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

11. Efforts Aligned with ANS National Strategic Plan
Professional Development
Through strong support of technical presentations by THD members at the national meetings, embedded topical meetings, NUTHOS and NURETH conferences, members have an opportunity to interact with other members in the field, to have immediate feedback on their technical work, and to have the opportunity to have important technical interchanges.  THD provides travel support to its student members for presenting their technical work at these conferences.
Sharing Information and Advancements in Technology
The ANS THD sponsored NURETH (International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics) conference series is the premier technical meeting for thermal hydraulic fundamentals, computer codes, experimental techniques, methods, and related design analysis. High-quality papers from NURETH proceedings are also selected for publication in reputable journals. Class III and IV meetings such as ATH and NUTHOS are also actively organized.
Engaging the public
There are no formal THD programs in place that explicitly address this point; however, THD has been supporting ANS Student Conferences, where public engagement can be realized by local student chapters.
Engaging the policy makers
There are no formal programs or processes in place; however, issues related to policy topics including loss-of-coolant accidents, severe accidents, and design requirements are often discussed in papers that are presented at THD sponsored conferences, special workshops and sessions at the national meetings

12. Summary Conference Participation
ANS National Meeting Participation
2016 Winter Meeting – 16 sessions, more than 90 summaries
2017 Annual Meeting – 12 sessions, more than 65 summaries
Topicals
NURETH-16 (Chicago) – Every two years since 1980: Class II
ATH-16 Embedded Topical (2016) – Every two years since 2012: Class III
NUTHOS-11, 2016 (Gyeongju, Korea) – Every two years since 1984: Class IV

13. Summary Areas of Success Healthy Division membership trends
Increased international participation in all division areas
Active member participation in technical meetings
Increased participation of students and young members
Flagship topical and embedded topicals continue to thrive
Significant number of member publications
Continued support for student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings and student conferences

14. Summary Focus for Future Action
Continue to maintain rigor of peer-review process
Continue to increase engagement with students and young members
Enhance communication at all levels
Make governance more transparent to all members
Promote use of ANS collaborate
Continue to promote collaborations with other Divisions and societies
Provide additional professional development programs