Dr. Phillip Finck
Associate Laboratory Director, Nuclear Energy
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Dr. Finck is an internationally recognized expert in advanced reactor and fuel cycle systems. He is noted for his technical leadership in reactor design and analysis, code development and validation, nuclear data, and more recently, in systems analysis. Prior to joining INL, he worked at Argonne National Laboratory, where he was the associate laboratory director for Applied Science and Technology. He received his doctorate in nuclear engineering at MIT in 1982, and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. Dr. Finck is a Fellow in the American Nuclear Society.

Dr. Harold McFarlane
Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Programs
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Harold McFarlane is the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Programs and Director of the Space Systems & Technology Division of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. Most of his technical career has been devoted to fast reactor physics and advanced fuel cycle development. Dr. McFarlane has a doctorate in engineering science from Caltech, a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Texas, and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas, and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Dr. McFarlane is the current President of the American Nuclear Society, an international professional organization of more than 10,000 scientists and engineers in some 46 countries. He was recently elected to the International Nuclear Energy Academy.

Dr. Kathryn McCarthy
Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)
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Dr. McCarthy is the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for the Nuclear Programs organization, at the Idaho National Laboratory. She is the National Technical Director for Systems Integration for the Department Of Energy Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative work, and the Generation IV Reactor program. She received her BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1983, her MS in 1986 and PhD in 1989 both in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. McCarthy was a Guest Scientist at the Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany from March-September 1989, and participated in the DOE US/USSR Young Scientist Program at the Efremov and Kurchatov Institutes in Russia, and the Latvian Academy of Science in Latvia from September 1989-August 1990. Kathy received the 2000 ANS Women’s Achievement Award, a U.S. ITER Home Team Leadership Award in 1996, and the 1994 David Rose Award for Excellence in Fusion Engineering. She is active in the ANS, and is currently serving a second term on the Board of Directors, and is a past-chair of the Fusion Energy Division (2000-2001). She is also active in her local ANS section, serving as Chair from 2001-2002.

Tim Leahy
Director, Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Programs
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Tim Leahy’s organization carries out risk, reliability, and regulatory support programs for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and provides safety analysis resources for INL facilities and operations. Tim has worked as in the fields of probabilistic risk assessment and systems safety analysis for more than 20 years. He has been a lecturer on risk topics for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Argonne National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute, and a number of other organizations including several U.S. and international universities. He has been closely involved in the development of “risk informed regulation” of the U.S. nuclear power industry.

Dr. K. Mike Goff
Director, Fuel Cycle Programs
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The Fuel Cycle Programs Division performs research associated with nuclear chemical processing. Specific areas of research include aqueous and pyrochemical separations, radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, remote systems design, and waste form development. Much of the organization’s work is part of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, but a number of other programs are also supported including various national security activities, space nuclear, and international collaborations. Goff has worked in the nuclear fuel cycle for almost 20 years. His work has focused on development of advanced fuel cycles for treatment of spent fuel, development of high-level wastes, and implementation of safeguards for the nuclear fuel cycle. He has also served as the Chair of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division of the American Nuclear Society.

Dr. Ronaldo Szilard
Director, Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Dr. Szilard came to the INL in 2006 concluding 15 years of private nuclear energy industry experience. After earning his Ph.D. and master’s in nuclear engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, Szilard began his career managing programs for GE Nuclear Energy. His expertise in managing programs in nuclear reload licensing, core design, core monitoring processes and nuclear methods development brings a positive outlook for INL’s future in nuclear science. He has been a member of several professional organizations and received the Service Engineering Award in 2004 and the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award in 2003 from GE and the Top Industry Practice (TIP) Award from the Nuclear Energy Assembly in 2003.

Dr. Kemal Pasamehmetoglu
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Dr. Pasamehmetoglu is the Director of the Fuels and Materials Division within the Nuclear Programs directorate at the Idaho National Laboratory. He is leading the INL's efforts to enhance capability to develop and demonstrate advanced fuels, by combining advanced modeling and simulation with modern experimental techniques. Over the past few years, he has distinguished himself as the National Technical Director for Fuels within the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative.