CLEAN ENERGY
THINK NUCLEAR
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
Karen Plaut
Exec. Vice President (Research)
Purdue University
Michael B Cline
Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations
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 Laborator
Youssef Ballout
Division Director
Reactor Systems and Engineering
Idaho National Laboratory
John Jackson
National Technical Director
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
Susan Hogle
Division Director, Radioisotope Science and Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Frederica Darema
President and CEO
InfoSymbiotic Systems Society
Christopher Nolan
Vice President of New Nuclear Generation Strategy and Regulatory Engagement
Duke Energy
Kelley Karn
Vice President (Regulatory Affairs and Policy)
Duke Energy
Zach McDaniel
Director (Partnerships and Grants)
Westinghouse Electric Company
Abbey Donahue
Technical Integrator
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Seungjin Kim
Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering
Purdue University
Fabio H. Ribeiro
William Nicholas and Elizabeth Holstein Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of CISTAR, 2020-2025
Purdue University
Jay Gore
Reilly University Chair Professor
Courtesy Appointments in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Timothée Pourpoint
Professor
University Faculty Scholar, 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 Engery |
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