NCSD Awards
For several years, the NCSD has been giving two awards to members who have provided outstanding service to the Division or outstanding technical contributions to the field. The awards are typically presented at each ANS National Winter Meeting. Both awards come with a citation and a monetary award.
| Year | Distinguished Service Award Winners | Technical Excellence Award Winners |
| 2000 | Francis Alcorn | Blair Briggs |
| 2000 | Valerie Putman | |
| 2001 | Robert Busch | Lester Petrie |
| 2002 | George Bidinger | Tom Reilly |
| 2003 | Mark DeHart | Jerry McKamy |
| 2004 | Adolph Garcia | Jim Morman |
| 2005 | Hans Toffer | Thomas P. McLaughlin, Shean P. Monahan, Norman L. Pruvost Vladimir V. Frolov, Boris G. Ryazanov, Victor I. Sviridov |
| 2006 | Robert E. Wilson | David P. Heinrichs |
How to Submit: The NCSD Honors & Awards Committee is soliciting written nominations from NCSD members. The submittal should indicate which award and include the name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of both the candidate and the sponsor. Up to 500 words of written narrative should describe how the candidate has met the criteria for the award in sufficient detail as to provide the information for the extended citation. A nomination form (pdf) is available here. The H&A Committee will confirm the qualifications of nominees and select the awardees by consensus. Please remember that the deadline for nominations is August 31!! Submit nominations to: R. Michael Westfall, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6370 (rwe@ornl.gov).
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Criteria: For outstanding service in carrying out the activities of the NCSD, including leadership in governance functions, the development of its technical program, the organization of topical meetings, workshops and tutorials, professional consensus standards, and other functions performed by special committees.Membership Requirements: Ten years membership in the NCSD.
FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
Criteria: For outstanding contributions in the development and application of nuclear criticality safety (NCS) technology. These contributions include, but are not limited to: 1) the performance and evaluation of experimental measurements pertinent to NCS, 2) the development of analytical and computational NCS methods, 3) notable NCS engineering applications such as the definition of upset conditions for complex fissile systems and/or the establishment of novel reactivity control strategies, 4) the development of the technical bases for effective and useful NCS guides, standards and regulations, and 5) the development and conduct of NCS education and training programs in these technical areas.Membership Requirements: None
