Don Miller Professional Member Award

This award was established in 2009 by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Division (HFICD). It is named after Dr. Don W. Miller, Professor and distinguished Program Chair at the Ohio State University Nuclear Engineering Program, a prior member of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, and past ANS President.

The award is given to an individual or team who has made recognized contributions to the advancement of one or both of the fields of nuclear instrumentation and control or human-machine interface through individual or combined activities that reflect the life and contributions of Dr. Miller.

For more information please visit the official ANS Award Page.

Past Award Recipients

2023: David Desaulniers
2022: Imre Pázsit & Maria Pázsit
2021: Ronald L. Boring & Rizwan Uddin
2020: Dr. Richard T. Wood & David L. Rahn
2019: Dr. Lewis F. Hanes & Prof. Poong Hyun Seong
2018: Dr. Belle Upadhyaya & Dr. Jin Jiang
2017: Edward 'Ted' Quinn & Dr. Joseph A. Naser, II
2016: Arndt Lindner
2015: Gary Lynn Johnson & John M. O'Hara
2014: Hidekazu Yoshikawa & Douglas M. Chapin
2013: Dieter H. Wach & Julius J. Persensky
2012: Oszvald Glöckler
2011: Rafael B. Perez
2010: Robert E. Uhrig

H.M. Hashemian Mid-Career Award

This award was established in 2018 by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation & Control Division (HFICD). It is named after Dr. H.M. Hashemian, President and CEO of Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation, recognized expert in nuclear instrumentation and controls, and avid proponent of the future generation of nuclear scientists and engineers. This award recognizes an individual for sustained outstanding contributions to nuclear instrumentation and control, human factors engineering, or human machine interface over the first 15-25 years of his or her career. The award consists of a plaque and $1,000 cash award presented at the ANS Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Controls and Human Machine Interface Technology (NPIC-HMIT) Topical Meeting or at the ANS Annual Meeting, in years that NPIC-HMIT is not held.

For more information please visit the official ANS Award Page

Past Award Recipients

2023: Pradeep Ramuhalli
2022: Leo S. Fifield
2021: Sacit M. Cetiner
2020: Pareez E. Golub
2019: Dr. J. Wesley Hines

Ted Quinn Early Career Award

This award was established in 2017 by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation & Control Division (HFICD). It is named after Mr. Ted Quinn, President of Technology Resources, recognized leader in I&C and former ANS President. This award highlights the importance of young members in the future developments of nuclear instrumentation and controls and human factors research, development, and deployment.

For more information please visit the official ANS Award Page.

Past Award Recipients

2023: Padhraic Mulligan
2022: N. Dianne B. Ezell
2021: Fan Zhang
2020: Samir Darbali
2019: Dr. Vivek Agarwal
2018: Chad Kiger
2017: Dr. Jamie Coble

Robert Uhrig Graduate Student Scholarship

For students pursuing graduate studies in nuclear engineering with a focus in the field of human factors, instrumentation and controls. An applicant for this scholarship must be a full-time graduate student of a North American university engaged in Masters or Ph.D. research into technical aspects of human factors, instrumentation and/or controls. Students of all nationalities are eligible for the Robert E. Uhrig Graduate Scholarship.

The Robert E. Uhrig Graduate Scholarship is a $4,000 scholarship given annually to one graduate student in nuclear engineering. The Scholarship focus is on the technical disciplines involved in Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies in the context of nuclear power or other nuclear engineering specific applications.

For more information please visit the official ANS Scholarship Page.

Past Scholarship Recipients

2023: Jinding Xing - Carnegie Mellon University
2022: Styliani Pantopoulou - Purdue University
2021: Vincent Pagloni - University of Maryland
2020: Sawyer Irvine - University of Tennessee
2019: John Peterson - University of Idaho
2018: Dan Floyd - University of Tennessee
2017: Fan Zhang - University of Tennessee
2016: Prathamesh Bilgunde - Iowa State University
2015: Zachary A. Welz - University of Tennessee

Joseph Naser Undergraduate Scholarship

For students pursuing undergraduate studies in nuclear engineering with a focus in the field of human factors, instrumentation and controls. An applicant for this scholarship must be a full-time undergraduate student of a North American university interested in technical aspects of human factors, instrumentation and/or controls. Students of all nationalities are eligible for the Joseph Naser Undergraduate Scholarship.

The Joseph Naser Undergraduate Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship given annually to one undergraduate student in nuclear engineering. The Scholarship focus is on the technical disciplines involved in Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies in the context of nuclear power or other nuclear engineering specific applications. Applicants for the Joseph Naser Scholarship must submit a brief description of his/her long and short term professional objectives highlighting his/her interest in one or both of the fields of human factors and instrumentation and controls.

For more information please visit the official ANS Scholarship Page.

Past Scholarship Recipients

2023: Jason Andrews - Texas A&M University, College Station
2022: Madeline Morasca - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2021: Shana Johnson - North Carolina State University
2020: Scholarship not awarded
2019: Joseph Lorenzetti - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2018: Andy Rivas - University of Florida
2017: Austin Saint-Vincent - University of Tennessee

HFICD Student Paper Awards

Past Best Paper Awards

2021:
Paper 1: Neutronic Analysis of the Submersion-Subcritical Safe Space (S4) Reactor using Reduced Enrichment Uranium Fuel, Chaitee Godbole (North Carolina State University), Takanori Kajihara (Texas A&M University), Jared Magnusson (University of California, Los Angeles)
Paper 2: Verification of Radiation Doses Estimated with Watches Using Commercial Dosimeters, Natalie Coon, Robert B. Hayes (North Carolina State University), and Modeste Tchakoua Tchouaso (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

2020: ANS Student Conference postponed due to COVID-19

2019:
Paper 1: Control Rod System for USMA Subcritical Assembly: CROSSA-01, Reniel Banayag dela Cruz, Mitchell T. Brown, Samantha N. Polen, Megan R. Kinsey, Kenneth S. Allen, (United States Military Academy)
Paper 2: Development of In-Water Transient Boiling Detector, Ezekiel Thomas Villarreal, Heng Ban (University of Pittsburgh), Austin D. Fleming, Eric D. Larsen, Colby B. Jensen (Idaho National Laboratory)

2018:
Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection of False Data Injection Attacks at Nuclear Power Plants, Shannon Eggers (University of Florida)

2017:
Paper 1: An Investigation into the Unobservable Subspace of a Steam Generator System for Minimizing Cyber-Threats, Lee T. Maccarone, Daniel G. Cole (University of Pittsburgh)
Paper 2: Penn State Breazeale Reactor Control System Replacement: System Development and Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing, Gokhan Corak, James Turso, Kenan Unlu (Penn State University), Tim Frost, Ryan Marcum (Schneider Electric)

2016:
Detailed Study of the Transient Rod Pneumatic System on the Annular Core Research Reactor, Brandon Fehr (Georgia Institute of Technology)

2015:
Pattern Recognition: An On-line Monitoring Technique for Sensor Health in Nuclear Power Plants, Charles Hanson (University of Pittsburgh)