American Nuclear Society Mathematics and Computations Division (MCD) Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Anil K. Prinja, Chair November 1, 2011 Washington, DC

MCD Division Mission Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer codes, the proper use of these codes, the preparation of computational benchmarks, and the development of standards for computing practices.

MCD Governance Executive Committee StructureExecutive Committee Structure –Chair: Anil Prinja –Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Todd Urbatsch (annually elected) –Secretary: Jeffrey Densmore (elected every 2 years) –Treasurer: Andrew Smetana (elected every 2 years) –Aaron Watson (KAPL), Yousry Azmy (NC St.), Thomas Evans (ORNL), Ray Gamino (KAPL), Richard Sanchez (CEA), Sandra Dulla (Polit. Di Torino), Avneet Sood (LANL), Greg Davidson (ORNL), Troy Becker (KAPL), David Griesheimer (BAPL), Massimiliano Rosa (LANL) (3-year terms) –2 Ex Officio: Farzad Rahnema (past chair), Sharon Kerrick –Board Liaison: Jacob DeWitte

Division/TG Governance Bylaws & Rules Status –Review of MCD B&R will occur this year –Current status is unknown Succession Planning Status –Changed term of Treasurer and Secretary –New newsletter editor term limit (3 years) –Program committee now has Chair and Vice-Chair Division Website: Two newsletters per year

Division Membership Trend

Division Membership

Division Finances MCD DIVISION FINANCES BUDGETACTUAL 12 MONTHS8 MONTHS 2011 BUDGET FUNDS CARRY FORWARD FROM ,22140, MEMBER ALLOCATION2,1942,290 DIVISION INCOME ,6000 TOTAL BUDGET FUNDS39,01543,147 BUDGET EXPENSES AWARDS, PLAQUES1,10059 NATIONAL MEETING COSTS 1,020 STUDENT SUPPORT5,5151,000 TOTAL EXPENSES6,6152,079 EXCESS OF BUDGET FUNDS OVER EXPENSES32,40041,068

Division Contributions to Society ANS Position StatementsANS Position Statements –MCD members, especially the members of the executive committee, standing committees, and officers have individually contributed to ANS position statements –MCD maintains no position statements. Participation with Other Professional SocietiesParticipation with Other Professional Societies –Our members participate at SIAM, AAPM, ASTM and APS societies –Co-sponsorship of meetings, e.g., Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (SNA), Monte Carlo (MC)

Division Contributions to Society Society LeadershipSociety Leadership –Our members serve on the ANS board and actively participate in many standing committees Endowed scholarshipsEndowed scholarships –Robert A. Dannels graduate scholarship –Planning ongoing for scholarship honoring Eli Gelbard Non-Meeting PublicationsNon-Meeting Publications –Our members publish papers in Nuclear Science and Engineering, Nuclear Technology, Annals of Nuclear Energy, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Medical Physics, TTSP, SIAM Journals, IEEE Journals, ASTM Journals

Summary Areas of SuccessAreas of Success –Organization of successful topical meetings –Increasing trends in number of members –Large student participation –Organization of code workshops at national and international meetings –Effective collaborations with international nuclear community –Formation of the Computational Medical Physics Working Group in collaboration with BMD

Summary Focus for Future ActionFocus for Future Action –Continue our activities for attraction of young members and students –Continue our efforts to attract other societies into ANS; our current efforts on the Computational Medical Physics Group should help with attraction of AAPM members to ANS –Further develop new technical areas in which MCD members participate - e.g., computational materials, multiphysics –Continue our efforts in organization of quality meetings –Improve service to membership by exploring new approaches to roundtable session at national meetings and workshops at topical meetings