Held on April 8, 2022
North Campus, Ann Arbor
Direction of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project returned to the U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences (NERS) in September 2021. On April 8, 2022, we rededicated the memorial and reaffirmed the project’s commitment to advancing the peaceful uses of nuclear energy for the welfare of the human race.
Schedule
MMPP & The Next Generation of Advanced Nuclear Energy
April 8, 9am–1pm | Stamps Auditorium
9am—Welcome and Motivation Todd Allen and Kristine Svinicki _ | ||
9:15am—21st Century Energy Needs, Drivers, and Challenges Michael Craig _ | ||
9:30am— History of the MMPP Gary Was, Ronald Gilgenbach, John Lee, Brendan Kochunas (moderator) _ | ||
10am—21st Century Nuclear Power John Kotek, Rita Baranwal, Andy Griffith, Jessica Lovering (moderator) _ | ||
10:45am—Advanced Reactors, Global Nuclear Commerce and Safeguarding Our Future Christopher Ford, Sola Talabi (interviewer) _ | ||
11:15am—Social Engagement & Equity Kara Colton, Emma Wong, Aditi Verma (moderator) _ | ||
11:45am—Next Generation Leaders Nick Touran, Micah Hackett, Kaitlyn Barr, Kelsy Green, River Bennett _ | ||
12:15pm—Who’s in the Building Alan Taub, Brendan Kochunas, Denia Djokic, Gabby Hoelzle, Gary Was, David Wehe, Zhong He, Igor Jovanovic, Sara Pozzi, Xiaodong Sun _ | ||
12:45pm—Closing Remarks Todd Allen and Kristine Svinicki _ |
Speakers
Chair, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Director, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project
Adjunct Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Assistant Professor in Energy Systems U-M School of Environment and Sustainability
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor Emeritus, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Assistant Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Senior Vice President, Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Chief Technology Officer, Westinghouse
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain, DOE
Senior Visiting Scholar, Fastest Path to Zero Institute
Senior Advisor for Geopolitical Policy and Strategy, MITRE Corporation
Adjunct Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Energy Communities Alliance
Electric Power Research Institute
Assistant Research Scientist, Assistant Professor (Fall 2022), U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Senior Nuclear Engineer/Computational Physicist, TerraPower LLC
Director, Fuels & Materials, Kairos Power
Kaitlyn Barr
Master’s Student, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Kelsy Green
PhD Student, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
River Bennett
U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, Fastest Path to Zero Institute
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Research Scientist, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, Fastest Path to Zero Institute
Lead Data Scientist, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, Fastest Path to Zero Institute
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Professor, U-M Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
Chief Nuclear Officer, Kairos Power
William S. Floyd and Jean McCallum Floyd Chair in Engineering
Professor, Berkeley