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American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulic Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Brian Woods, 2011-2012 THD Chair November 2, 2011.

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1 American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulic Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Brian Woods, 2011-2012 THD Chair November 2, 2011

2 THD Mission 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 2011-2012 Officers: Chair: Brian WoodsSecretary: David Aumiller Vice-chair: Xiaodong Sun Treasurer: Si Young Lee Past-chair: Hisashi Ninokata Executive Committee (year term ends): 20122013 2014 Randall Gauntt Steven Arndt Yassin Hassan Cesare Frepoli DuWayne Schubring John Luxat Fan-Bill Cheung Stephen Bajorek Jong Kim Board Liaison: Daniel A. Meneley

4 THD Governance 2011-2012 Committee Chairs Program Committee – Kurshad Muftuoglu Honors and Awards Committee – Shripad Revankar Nominating Committee – Hisashi Ninokata Membership Committee – Hisashi Ninokata Web Page – DuWayne Schubring Newsletter (prepared by THD Secretary) – Xiaodong Sun/David Aumiller

5 THD Governance Membership Trends Last 5 Years

6 THD Governance Membership Composition

7 THD Governance - Budget Division FinancesActual 12/31/2010 Budget 2011 Actual 8/31/2011 Budget Funds Carry Forward Member Allocation Division Income 19,001 2,068 1,710 17,967 2,258 0 Total Budget Funds22,77920,225 Budget Expenses Awards and Plaques National Meeting Costs Student Support Scholarship/NEED Funding Other Expenses 1,789 0 2,500 500 23 1,800 0 3,000 500 0 59 0 500 0 Total Expenses4,8125,3001,059 Excess of Budgeted Funds over Expenses17,96719,166

8 THD Budget and Plannning Budget Planning –Since 2008, a multi-year spending plan used as the basis for annual spending planning. Planning –Operational Plan: Updated for 2010-2014 –Annual Tactical Plan: Up-to-date for 2011-2012 –Five-year Strategic Plan: Updated for 2010-2014 –Annual Succession Plan: Up-to-date for 2011-2012 Rules and By-Laws –Up-to-date: revised 2009-2010; reviewed 2011-2012

9 THD Governance Communications Web Page –THD website updated multiple times each year –http://thd/ans.org –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

10 Summary Participation with other Professional Societies: –ASME International Heat Transfer Conference (2010) –Chinese Nuclear Society, NUTHOS-8 Conference (2010) –Canadian Nuclear Society, NURETH-14 Conference (2011) –ASME liaison maintained Non-Meeting Publications: –Published NURETH-12 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009 and 2010. –Published NURETH-13 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2011 and 2012. –Publishing NUTHOS-8 papers in a special edition of NED in 2011/2012.

11 Summary Professional Development –Young Professionals Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition in 2010 and 2011 Winter Meetings. –2010 Annual Meeting held tutorial on scaling analysis. Scholarships –Support ANS Student Scholarship/NEED funds. Student Support –Service as judges at student conferences –Financial support for student travel to ANS meetings Peer Recognition/Awards

12 Summary ANS National Meeting Participation –At least 5 sessions and 30 papers at each Annual and Winter Meeting since 2008. –2010 Annual Meeting – 5 paper sessions +1 tutorial, 37 papers –2010 Winter Meeting – 12 paper sessions, 71 papers –2011 Annual Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 57 papers –2011 Winter Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 61 papers Topicals –NURETH-13 (2009), NURETH-14 (2011), NURETH-15 (2013): Class II –NUTHOS-8 (2010), NUTHOS-9 (2012): Class IV –Embedded Topicals (2010 and 2012): Class III –INREC’12 (2012), Class IV

13 Areas of Sucess Healthy Division membership trends sustained Active member participation in technical meetings and Society activities Significant number of member publications Continued support for student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the Division Increased international participation.

14 Focus for Future Action Increase student and Young Member participation within the THD Promote further collaboration with other Divisions and societies Provide additional professional development programs Make Division governance plans more easily accessible and known to members Further promote high-quality research presentations Collaboration with other divisions through co-sponsoring of technical sessions Increase industry participation.


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