American Nuclear SocietyThermal Hydraulics Division

Presentation to the

ANS Board of Directors

Karen Vierow, 2009-2010 THD Chair

November 18, 2009

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

THD Governance• 2009-2010 Officers:

Chair: Karen Vierow Secretary: Brian Woods

Vice-chair: Hisashi Ninokata Treasurer: Xiaodong Sun

Past-chair: Chang Oh

• Executive Committee (year term ends): 2010 2011 2012

Robert Martin David Aumiller Stephen Bajorek

Kurshad Muftuogu Hisashi Ninokata Cesare Frepoli

Xiaodong Sun Hee Cheon No Randall Gauntt

Karen Vierow Brian Woods John Luxat• Board Liaison:

Jose N. Reyes, Jr.

THD Governance2009-2010 Committee Chairs• Program Committee – Kurshad Muftuoglu• Honors and Awards Committee – Robert Martin• Nominating Committee – Chang Oh• Membership Committee – Chang Oh• Web Page – DuWayne Schubring• Newsletter (prepared by THD Secretary) – Brian Woods

THD GovernanceMembership Trends Last 5 Years

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

8.3 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.3 (Aug. 09) % of ANS Membership(not including student members)

THD GovernanceMembership Trends Last 5 Years

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

(Aug. 09)

THD Governance - BudgetDivision Finances

Actual

12/31/2008

Budget

2009

Actual

8/31/2009

Budget Funds

Carry Forward

Member Allocation

Division Income

14,430

1,986

11,448

22,907

2,044 0

Total Budget Funds 27,864 24,951

Budget Expenses

Awards and Plaques

National Meeting Costs

Student Support

Scholarship / NEED Funding

Other Expenses

1,342

115

3,000

500

0

1,800

0

3,000

500

2,500*

71

0

3,000

500

2,500*

Total Expenses 4,957 7,800 6,071

Excess of Budgeted Funds over Expenses

22,907 18,880

*One-time donation to Hochreiter Memorial Lecture Series

THD Governance - Budget• Budget Planning

– In 2008, an ad-hoc committee within the THD proposed a multi-year spending plan

• Suggested a sustainable spending rate• Goal was to ensure reserve in the budget for unexpected

expenses and income reductions

– Plan was approved by the THD Executive Committee

• Is used as the basis for annual spending planning since 2008

• Must be approved by the Executive Committee each year

THD Governance• Planning

– A five-year Operational Plan was established in 2005 for 2005-2009 and has been updated for 2010-2014

– A yearly Tactical Plan was established and is up-to-date for 2009-2010

– A five-year Strategic Plan was established in 2005 for 2005-2009 and has been updated for 2010-2014

– A yearly Succession Plan was established and is up-to-date for 2009-2010

THD GovernanceCommunications• 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

THD Contributions to ANS• ANS Position Statements:

– THD is not responsible for any statements.

• Participation with other Professional Societies:– Atomic Energy Society of Japan NURETH-13 Conf. (2009)– ASME liaison maintained– ASME International Heat Transfer Conference (2010)

• Society Leadership: – THD members hold several/have held several positions

• Board of Directors members• Honors & Awards Committee members• earlier Chair of Book Publishing Committee• Alpha Nu Sigma past president

• Nuclear Technology advisory board

THD Contributions to ANS• Non-Meeting Publications:

– Published NURETH-12 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009

– Guest editors in 2009 for NURETH-12 special editions of Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Engineering and Technology

– Numerous Nuclear Technology, Fusion Technology articles

– Numerous articles in non-ANS journals

THD Services to Membership• Professional Development

– Annually held Young Professionals Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition through 2008

• Thereafter, serve as sponsoring Division for technical sessions conducted by the Young Members Group

• Sponsoring the session “Innovation in Thermal Hydraulics” in the embedded topical meeting 2009 Young Professional Congress

– Planned MELCOR workshop at ANS 2008 Winter Meeting but cancelled

– Planning tutorials for future ANS meetings• Scholarships

– Support ANS Student Scholarship/NEED funds

THD Services to Membership• Peer Recognition/Awards

– THD Technical Achievement Award– THD Best Paper Award– THD Distinguished Service Award– ANS Fellow nominations

• Student Support– Financial support of national ANS Student Conferences

($2,500 yearly)– Service as judges at student conferences– Financial support for student travel to ANS meetings

THD Meetings• ANS National Meeting Participation

– 2009 Winter Meeting – 6 sessions + 2 panels, 42 papers– At least 5 sessions and 30 papers at each Annual and

Winter Meeting since 2005, except in 2008

THD Meetings• Topicals

– Embedded Hydrogen Topical in ANS 2007 Annual Meeting June, 2007 Boston, MA Class III

– NURETH-12 October, 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Class I– NUTHOS-7 October, 2008 Seoul, South Korea Class II– NURETH-13 October, 2009 Kanazawa, Japan Class II– NUTHOS-8 October, 2010 Shanghai, China Class IV– Embedded Nuclear Hydrogen Topical in ANS 2010 Ann. Mtg. June

2010 San Diego, CA Class III– NURETH-14 October 2011 Toronto, Canada Class II

NURETH = Intl. Conf. on Nuclear Reactor Thermal HydraulicsNUTHOS = International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics,

Operation and Safety

Status of THD Metrics and Measures - 2008DivisionMeetings

Division Governance

Division Contributions to

Society

Division Services to Membership

NationalMeeting

Participation2008 Annual: 5 sessions, 1 panel2008 Winter: 5 sessions, 0 panels

SuccessionPlanning

Plan submitted to PDC in 2005and reviewed and updated 2007

Reviewed 2008

ANS Position Statements

THD is not responsible for Position Statements

ProfessionalDevelopment

Supported Annual RELAPS-3D Users Group Workshop in 2006

Class IClass IITopicals

NURETH-12 Topical in Oct.. 2007

MembershipTrends

925/962 mbrs +4% change 2006962/993 mbrs +3.2% change 2007993/1022 mbrs +2.9% change 2008

Participation withOutside Professional

SocietiesTHD maintain liaison with ASME(National Heat Transfer Conf)

NUTHOS-7 Korean Nuclear Society

ScholarshipsSupported ANS NEED and Scholarship

Funds in 2007; Supported ANS NEED and Scholarships

Funds in 2008

Class IIITopicals

Co-sponsored Hydrogen Embedded Topical in 2007

Communications2 newsletters in 2008

website updated in 2008

Society Leadership4 of 4 PDC & NPC

Both Mtgs.: 75% Exec Comm.

Peer Recognition/Awards

THD supports Technical Achievement Award, Best Paper Award, Distinguished Service Award and YMG THD Best paper

Award

Division Planning Strategic and Succession Plans submitted

to PDC Chair in 2005Reviewed and updated in 2007

Reviewed 2008

Non-Meeting Publications

THD provided NURETH-11 highlights for papers in “Nuclear Technology” 2006-7;

NURETH-12 papers to be published in NT, NED and NET in 2009

Student Support2008 Student Conference

2008 Annual Mtg Student Travel2008 Winter Mtg Student Travel

Division’s Commitment to YMGTHD supported YMG in 2008; Conducted

a young professional’s TH research competition at special session in 2008

Status of THD Metrics and Measures - 2009Division Meetings

Division Governance

Division Contributions to

Society

Division Services to Membership

National Meeting Participation

2009 Annual: 8 sessions + 0 panels

2009 Winter: 6 sessions +2 panels

Succession Planning

Plan updated in 2009

ANS Position Statements

THD is not responsible for Position Statements

Professional Development

Sponsorship of YMG sessions Planning tutorials for THD sessions

Class I Topicals

Class II TopicalsNURETH-13 Class II Topical, Oct.

2009

Membership Trends

925/962 mbrs +4% change in 2006962/993 mbrs +3.2% change in 2007993/1022 mbrs +2.9%change in 2008

Participation with Outside Professional

SocietiesNURETH-13 with Atomic Energy Society of Japan (2009). ASME Liaison maintained. Intl. Heat Transfer Conf. with ASME (2010)

ScholarshipsSupported ANS NEED and Scholarship Funds in 2009

Class III TopicalsEmbedded Nuclear Hydrogen

Topical in ANS Annual Mtg. (2010)

Communications2 newsletters in 2009

Website updated in 2009

Society LeadershipAttendance at all PDC and NPC in 2009 Large majority in attendance at EC mtgs.

Peer Recognition/ Awards

Awarded Tech Achievement, Best Paper awards, Fellow nominations

Division PlanningStrategic Plan submitted to PDC

Chair in 2005 for 2005-2009. Reviewed and updated in 2009 for

2010-2014.

Tactical Plan updated in 2009

Non-meeting Publications

NURETH-12 papers published in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009.

THD members served as guest editors.

Student SupportFinancial support to:

2009 ANS Student Conf.

2009 Annual Mtg. student travel

2009 Winter Mtg. student travel

Division’s Commitment to YMG

Sponsoring Technical Division for session in Young Professionals Congress (2009)

THD Summary• Healthy Division membership trends

sustained• Active member participation in technical

meetings and Society activities• Significant number of member publications• Continued support for the ANS National

Student Conference, student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings

• Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the Division

THD Future Focus Areas• 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