1. American Nuclear Society Accelerator Applications Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Thomas E. Ward 17 June 2009, Atlanta, GA

2. 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.

3. 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

4. AAD Executive Committee 2008 Karen Kelley, Gary Was, Dan Rusthoi 2009 Denis Beller, Guenter Murher, Yaron Danon 2010 Michele Ferenci, James Jones, Rebecca Howell 2011 Mike James, Ning Li, Erich Schneider

5. AAD Committee Chairs Technical Programs Denis Beller NewsletterPhil Ferguson Honors & AwardsPhil Ferguson Liaison w/SocietiesHisahi Ninokata Web PageTony Hechanova NominatingTom Ward ScholarshipYaron Danon Young Members LiaisonKaren Kelley

6. AAD Membership Year20052006200720082009 ANS 10,78310,77210,85110,938 AAD 301291305289302 % 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

7. 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

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

10. 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.

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Professional Division Metrics AAD Vitality Measures – CY 2008

16. 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