Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology Divsion

Presentation to theANS Board of Directors

Shannon Bragg-Sitton, ANSTD Chair

Hollywood, FL June 29, 2011

ANST MissionThe Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology professional division was established to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.

Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology Division

• ANST Executive Committee officers

Chair: Shannon Bragg-Sitton Treasurer: Dion Sunderland

Vice-Chair: Steven Howe Past-Chair: Martin Sattison

Secretary: Paul Edelmann

• 2-year officer terms• Executive Committee has a total of 16 members, including the four officers

Note: Incoming Division leadership in 2011 significantly expands NASA participation in governance

BOD Liaison: Jasmina Vujic

ANST Governance: Membership

• ANST represents 4.5% of ANS membership

• About ~34 % of members are students

Note: Seeing additional increase in 2011 numbers as a result of Class I Topical Meeting. April 2011: 563 members, increase of 8% over 2010.

ANST Governance: Membership

ANST Governance: Budget

Division FinancesActual

2010

Budget

2011

Actual

March 2011

BUDGET FUNDS

Carry Forward, Previous Year 4,872 4,872 4,019

Member Allocation 1,002 1,002 1,044

Other Division Income 0 1,680 0

Total Budget Funds $ 5,874 $ 7,554 $ 5,063

BUDGET EXPENSES

Newsletter 0 0 0

Award and Plaques 255 400 0

National Meeting Costs 0 0 0

Division Officer Expense 0 0 0

Student Support 1,600 1400 0

Scholarship/NEED Funding 0 0 0

Other Expenses 0Total Expenses $ 1,855 $ 1,800 $ 0

EXCESS OF BUDGET OVER EXPENSES $ 4,019 $ 5,754 $ 5,063

ANST Governance: Planning• 5-Year Strategic Plan / 1-year Tactical Plan

– Last updated in 2008 (planned to be updated in 2011)

– Main long-term goals include:• Technical: Topical Meeting, ICAPP space track, & ANS annual meetings

• Communications: website & newsletter (1-2 per year)

• Establish peer recognition awards

• Engage ANST membership and expand membership to more aerospace-based individuals

• Foster student development – student liaison, student conferences, travel support

• ANS position statements (PS 40 updated 2008)

• Improve ANST governance – expansion of EC participants

• Succession Planning– Last updated in 2008/2009

– Officers: two year terms, staggered• Treasurer – odd years

• Secretary – even years

• Non officers: identified in the succession plan; committee Chair appointments are made by the Chair and are approved by majority

– Document operations to assist in officer transitions (officers perform pre-job and post-job briefs)

ANST Governance: Communications

• Newsletter:– Most recent issue: December 2010– Target: 1-2 per year (June - Dec)– Typically includes: Chair message, Coming

events, Feature Article, Committee reports and News

• Website:– Regularly updated with a dedicated webmaster– Provide information on ANST officers and

committees, conferences, minutes, newsletters and TG governance

– Recent focus on the conference website – Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011

ANST Contributions to ANS• ANS Position Statements: # 40 Space Nuclear Technology: revised Nov. 2008

• Participation with Other Professional Societies:– Space Technology Applications International Forum (STAIF) – Final Meeting held in

2/2008 (class IV sponsorship)

– Space Nuclear Systems Forum (SNSF) – NASA, DOE, AIAA and ANS ANST 2/2009, 2/2010

– American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) – class IV co-sponsor of ANS/NETS 2009 and NETS 2011

– Working with Lunar & Planetary Institute / Lunar & Planetary Science Conference for joint meeting in 2012

• Society Leadership:– EC members participate and serve on various committees and in the EC for several

divisions: NPC, PDC, YMG, Student Sections, etc.

– EC members have historically served on the Board of Directors (Shannon Bragg-Sitton and Kathy McCarthy)

• Non-Meeting Publications: – Contributions to ANS Nuclear Café Blog, January 2011 and March 2011

(latter not published due to Fukushima response)

ANST Services to Membership• Professional Development

– Regular participation in ANS National Teacher Workshops– Outreach to Jr High and HS students on space nuclear topics

• Scholarships– ANST has developed a strategy for developing an ANST Scholarship– Recent income from NETS2011 topical meeting may allow non-endowed

scholarship to be awarded• Peer Recognition/Awards:

– ANSTD Membership, Honors & Awards Committee working to establish a peer recognition award – options have been discussed and will be implemented in 2011

– Nominations of ANSTD members for national awards planned in 2011– Planning to establish best paper awards at ANST sponsored topical meetings– Currently sponsor awards for best undergraduate and graduate papers at the annual

student conferences• Student Support

– Travel support to the student conference and the ANS annual meetings– Best paper awards at ANST sponsored topicals and student conferences– Paper reviewers and judges provided for space related papers submitted to ANS

student conferences

ANST Meetings• First ANSTD-sponsored Class I topical held in February 2011 –

Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011 (NETS-2011)

• In odd numbered years, ANST has organized an embedded topical, at the ANS Annual Meeting– Space Nuclear Conference ’05, ‘07

– Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space ’09

• In even numbered years, ANST has a co-sponsored the "Space Power and Propulsion" technical track in Class III ICAPP meetings. – ANST provides track chairs, solicits presenters, reviews papers and

chairs sessions. (OPD remains the primary sponsoring division)

• ANST works to develop aerospace sessions during the ANS winter meetings

NETS-2011 Summary• February 7-10, 2011, Albuquerque, NM

• 190 Attendees, 89 papers presented

• 3 plenary/special sessions, 2 panel sessions, 25 technical sessions, 2 evening events

• Technical tours at Sandia National Laboratories

• Local Section Sponsor: Trinity Section

• Key speakers:

– Honorary General Chairs:• John Casani, Special Assistant to the Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• Harry Finger, retired, formerly held several key positions within AEC, NASA, etc.

– Plenary:• Dr. Michael Griffin, former NASA Administrator, and King-McDonald Eminent Scholar for

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

– Dinner Speaker: • Dr. Harrison Schmidt, Apollo 17 astronaut and former U.S. Senator (NM)

• Key session summaries and keynote talks posted at: http://anstd.ans.org/NETS2011/NotesPresentNETS2011.html

ANST Future Meetings

• ANSTD plans to repeat the NETS meeting as a Class I topical on a biennial basis in odd years, with AIAA as a non-financial co-sponsor

• NETS-2013 currently slated for Albuquerque, NM

• Most likely to occur in February or March time frame

• ANSTD plans to support a space nuclear meeting in even years as a Class II topical meeting

• NETS-2012 held in conjunction with the Lunar & Planetary Science Conference in March 2012 – sponsored by NASA and the Lunar & Planetary Institute

• Proposals currently being prepared to hold NETS-2014 in the UK, supported by the British Interplanetary Society, the UK Space Agency, and/or the University of Leicester

Summary: ANST Metrics & MeasuresDivision Meetings Division Governance Division

Contributions to Society

Division Services to Membership

National Meeting Participation

2010 Annual: 0 sessions, 0 panels2009 Embedded Topical

2010 Winter: 0 session, 2 papers included with MCD session

Succession Planning

2006 Succession Plan submitted2008 updated

ANS Position Statements

40 Space Nuclear Technology (Active)

Professional Development

Nov 2009 Nat’l Teachers Workshop

Class I, Class II Topicals

2008: ICAPP

Membership Trends

(Tech Group established in 2001)586/534 mbrs -8.9% change 2006534/542 mbrs +1.5% change 2007542/504 mbrs -7% change 2008

504/501 mbrs -.6% change 2009501/522 mbrs +4.2% change 2010

Participation with Outside Professional

Societies

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NASA, Center for Space Nuclear Research, Universities Space

Research Association

Scholarships

ANST does not support a scholarship

Class III Topicals

ANST SNC’05 embedded topicalSpace Nuclear Conf (SNC ’07)

2008 ICAPP Embedded co-sponsorNETS-2009 Embedded Topical

Communications

1 newsletter in 2010Website updated 2010

Society Leadership

Both Mtgs.: 75% Exec Comm.4 of 4 PDC & All NPC

Presentation to BOD June 2009ANST became a division in 2009

Peer Recognition/Awards

ANST has no peer recognition activities

Division Planning

ANST has Strategic Plan 20062008 updated

2009 part of Division application package

Non-Meeting Publications

2008 PIC classroom poster on Nuclear Power Applications in Space

2010 members supported Public Communications materials review

Student Support

2010 Student Conference, Student Best Papers

2010 National Meetings

Division’s Commitment to YMG

Liaison support and young professionals on Exec Comm.

2009 assisted with session at Young Professional Congress

Summary • Areas of Success

– Became a full professional division in 2009

– Organized a successful Class I topical meeting (NETS 2011)

– Increased NASA participation in Division governance

– Established strong relationships with outside organizations: AIAA, LPI

• Focus for Future Action– Establish stand-alone topical as a regular meeting

– Enhance participation with outside professional organizations

– Establish a Peer Recognition Award

– Establish a Student Scholarship Award

– Increase Division membership

– Update Division strategic plan and succession plan