Nuclear Installations Safety Division
Division Officers
Aaron Epiney
Chair
Through 2026
Idaho National Laboratory
Alex Huning
Vice Chair
Through 2026
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yunfei Zhao
Treasurer
Through 2026
University of Maryland
Robert Kile
Secretary
Through 2026
Idaho National Laboratory
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Immediate Past Chair
North Carolina State University
Aubrey Whittington
Staff Liaison
Executive Committee
Ronald L. Boring
Through 2027
Idaho National LaboratoryMatthew D. Bucknor
Through 2026
Argonne National LaboratoryRyan Meyer
Through 2028
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert Kile
Through 2025
Idaho National LaboratoryMatthew Denman
Through 2028
Kairos PowerCurtis L. Smith
Through 2027
Idaho National Laboratory
Vaibhav Yadav
Through 2026
Idaho National LaboratoryCarol Smidts
Through 2028
Ohio State UniversityYunfei Zhao
Through 2025
University of Maryland
Ex-Officio
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kim Burns
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Standing Committees
Program Committee
Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Vice Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Secretary: Robert Kile
Finance Committee
Chair: Robert Youngblood
- Vaibhav Yadav
- TBD
Honors and Awards Committee
Chair: Matthew Denman
- Kevin O'Kula
- Robert Butnitz
- Robert Kile
Communications Committee
(Newsletter, Publications & Website)
Chair: Yunfei Zhao
- Vaibhav Yadav
Special Committees
Nominating Committee
Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
- Aaron Epiney
- Nathan Siu
Scholarship Committee
Chair: Matthew Denman
- Fernando Ferrante
- Kevin Coyne
- Robert Butnitz
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