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Dr. Kenneth (Lee) Peddicord
Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Nuclear Engineering
Texas A&M University
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Dr. Peddicord has held a wide variety of positions both in academic and non-academic areas. His work in nuclear engineering started at the University of Illinois and was carried through Oregon State University and Texas A&M University, as well as being the Associate Director for Educational Outreach at the NASA Commercial Space Center for Engineering. Non-academic positions placed Peddicord as a Research Nuclear Engineer at the Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research, and as a Visiting Scientist at EURATOM Joint Research Centre-Ispra Establishment, Italy.
Dr. Peddicord extended past academia throughout his career as a consultant to a variety of institutions and companies such as Portland General Electric Company, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, and currently at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. He holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Expertise:
Nuclear fuels, nuclear reactor systems
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Dr. A.D. (Tony) Rollett
Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon
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Dr. Rollett has over 15 years of experience in basic and applied research in the materials area, as well as significant management experience. His current enthusiasms are in the areas of microstructural evolution and the prediction of anisotropy from texture (crystallographic preferred orientation). He has authored over 50 publications and participates in many professional society activities and national initiatives.
He joined the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1979 and was a staff member in the Materials Science & Technology division. In 1991 he became the group leader of the metallurgy group and was responsible for the development of numerous industrial interactions and also programs in support of national security. In 1994 he became the deputy division director for the new, expanded Materials Science & Technology division which includes condensed matter physics, superconductors, ceramics, metallurgy, polymers, thin films and certain aspects of nuclear materials. Rollet holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Drexel University.
Expertise:
Materials, materials performance in nuclear reactor systems
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Dr. Alan E. Waltar
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Most recently, Dr. Waltar served as Director of Nuclear Energy for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash. Since 2004, he has continued his affiliation with PNNL as a Senior Advisor. Dr. Waltar’s other professional appointments include Director of International Programs at Advanced Nuclear Medical Systems; manager of various Fast Reactor Safety and Fuels Organizations of Westinghouse Hanford Company; and as Professor and Department head of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University.
His other teaching experience includes stints at the Joint Center for Graduate Study in Richland Wash., the University of Virginia, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Formerly the president of the American Nuclear Society, Waltar has served on a number of international nuclear science and radiation panels, societies, and committees. He is the author of three books: Fast Breeder Reactors, America the Powerless: Facing Our Nuclear Energy Dilemma, and Radiation and Modern Life: Fulfilling Marie Curie’s Dream, and has penned over 70 open literature papers.
Dr. Waltar served as president of the 16,000-member American Nuclear Society during 1994-1995. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Expertise:
Nuclear reactor safety, nuclear operations
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Albert E. (Earl) Whiteman
Former Manager, Rocky Flats DOE Facility
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Mr. Whiteman has an extensive background throughout the DOE complex involving DOE procurements, program and project management, and quality management. As manager of the Rocky Flats Area Office with responsibility for overall site operations, Mr. Whiteman has experience in leading public meetings dealing with controversial and politically sensitive subjects, and interfacing with political leaders on program and project activities. The Rocky Flats Area Office position involved direct interface with external regulatory and oversight organizations. Mr. Whiteman also represented the US in interactions with the UK on nuclear weapons material and production management issues.
Mr. Whiteman conceived and led efforts to relocate and reestablish plutonium pit production capabilities from the Rocky Flats Plant to Los Alamos National Laboratory as manager of the stockpile management portion of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program. He in turn led efforts to revitalize construction project management capabilities at Los Alamos and other major sites. Whiteman supported NNSA for the development of the 2008 Supplement to the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. He also served as an expert advisor to the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States to assist in the development of its report to Congress in 2009 regarding nuclear weapons infrastructure requirements. Mr. Whiteman holds an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Physics from Oklahoma State University.
Expertise:
Manufacturing systems, nuclear quality, technology implementation, implementation of new systems
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