CLEAN ENERGY
THINK NUCLEAR

ATOMS FOR HUMANITY SYMPOSIUM

October 25-26, 2023

Purdue University, Fowler Auditorium

Mission

Atoms for Humanity aims to highlight the role of nuclear energy in achieving a clean energy ecosystem through synergisms and complementarities with various energy sources. Topics include, but are not limited to, decarbonization, hydrogen production, electrification of transportation, integrated energy storage with renewables, district heating/CHP, desalination, agriculture, and manufacturing.

Join Us

As we host industry, government, and academic thought leaders and students, working on scientific, technical and policy approaches to attain clean energy goals.

Featured Speakers

Paul Kearns
Laboratory Director
Argonne National Laboratory
 

Seungjin Kim
Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering
Purdue University

Karen Plaut
Exec. Vice President (Research)
Purdue University

Weinong Chen
Associate Dean (Research), College of Engineering
Reilly Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Materials Engineering Joint appointment
Purdue University

J'Tia Hart
Division Director
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Idaho National Laboratory
 

Youssef Ballout
Division Director
Reactor Systems and Engineering
Idaho National Laboratory
 

John Jackson
National Technical Director 
Microreactor Program
Idaho National Laboratory
 

Temitope Taiwo
Division Director
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Argonne National Laboratory

Richard Vilim
Manager, Plant Analysis & Control and Sensors Department
Argonne National Laboratory

Jay Gore
Reilly University Chair Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Courtesy Appointments in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
 

Susan Hogle
Division Director, Radioisotope Science and Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Timothée Pourpoint
Professor
University Faculty Scholar, 2020-2025
Purdue University

Abbey Donahue
Technical Integrator
BWX Technologies, Inc.

Kelley Karn
Vice President (Regulatory Affairs and Policy)
Duke Energy

Zach McDaniels
Director (Partnerships and Grants)
Westinghouse Electric Company

Mike Cline
Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations
Purdue University

Christopher Nolan
Vice President of New Nuclear Generation Strategy and Regulatory Engagement
Duke Energy

Fabio H. Ribeiro
William Nicholas and Elizabeth Holstein Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of CISTAR, 2020-2025
Purdue University

 

Program Committee Members (Purdue University)

Name

Title

School

  Hitesh Bindra 

hbindra@purdue.edu

Technical Program Chair

Nuclear Engineering

  Lefteri Tsoukalas

tsoukala@purdue.edu

General Chair

Nuclear Engineering

  Dionysios Aliprantis

Professor

Electrical Engineering

Timothee Pourpoint

Professor

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Stylianos Chatzidakis

Assistant Professor

Nuclear Engineering

Guillermo Paniagua-Perez

Professor

Mechanical Engineering

 

Program Committee Members

Name

Organization

Title

 Chris Nolan

Duke Energy

Vice President

Anton Bougaev

Oracle

Research Scientist

Vivek Agarwal

Idaho National Laboratory

Distinguished Scientist

Piyush Sabharwal

Idaho National Laboratory

Department Manager 

Ling Zou

Argonne National Laboratory

Group Manager

Prashant Jain

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Section Head

 

 

 

 
2019 Atoms for Humanity Symposium Preview

The 2019 symposium featured two main headliner events, with insider perspectives on next generation nuclear and lessons learned from the Fukushima meltdown, as well as four breakout sessions with top-notch experts alongside leading researchers and students from Purdue University on how nuclear fits into health, space exploration, AI & robotics, and sustainability.The panels were moderated by award-winning PBS science reporter Miles O’Brien and Third Way clean energy policy advisor Jackie Kempfer.

Contact

School of Nuclear Engineering

Purdue University
Lambertus Hall, Room 5281
363 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-5739
ne@purdue.edu