Governance
Prior Division Chairs
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Ishita Trivedi
Chair 2024
[Formerly] Idaho National Laboratory - Computational Scientist
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Matt Wargon
Chair 2023
[Formerly] TerraPower LLC - Senior Nuclear Design Engineer
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Kelsey Amundson
Chair 2022
[Formerly] Los Alamos National Laboratory - R&D Engineer
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Matthew Jasica
Chair 2021
[Formerly] Argonne National Laboratory - Nuclear Engineer
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Catherine Prat
Chair 2020
[Formerly] Westinghouse Electric Company - Principal Engineer
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Harsh S. Desai
Chair 2019
[Formerly] Nuclear Energy Institute - Senior Manager, Policy and Strategy Development
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Piyush Sabharwall
Chair 2017
[Formerly] Idaho National Laboratory - Advanced Heat Transport Lead
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Benjamin Holtzman
Chair 2015
[Formerly] Westinghouse Electric Company - Senior Licensing Engineer
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Elia Merzari
Chair 2014
[Formerly] Argonne National Laboratory - Principal Nuclear Engineer
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Allison Miller
Chair 2013
[Formerly] Sandia National Laboratories - Member of Technical Staff
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Gale Hauck
Chair 2012
[Formerly] Westinghouse Electric Company - Product Manager / Marketing Engineer
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Jennifer M. Varnedoe
Chair 2011
[Formerly] Duke Energy Corporation - System Engineer
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Peter F. Caracappa
Chair 2010
[Formerly] Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Clinical Assistant Professor / Lecturer
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George A. Taskanikas
Chair 2009
[Formerly] Bechtel Power Corporation - Deputy Mechanical Group Supervisor
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Shana R. Helton
Chair 2008
[Formerly] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Senior Project Manager
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Kent B. Welter
Chair 2007
[Formerly] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Acting Chief, Code Development Branch
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