Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124Nuclear Science User Facilities 12 development (R&D). For example, a university professor will be able to search the database for something, such as a FIB or TEM, and see that another university has one that’s only a short day trip away, or even in a different department at the same university. Q: Can you tell me more about the CINR accomplishment? A: Of course, in 2015 NSUF also resumed making large irradiation and post-irradiation examination awards through the CINR.We were able to make three NSUF access-only awards and one NSUF access award coupled with R&D funding.This marks the first time the program has been able to make these large awards since 2012. In previous years, we found it difficult for PIs to receive both R&D funding from the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and follow-on access awards because of the two separate review processes.With this improvement, the proposal is reviewed all at once by both the R&D technical reviewers and the NSUF staff. Q: Did anything else memorable occur this year with the program? A:Yes, NSUF is committed to ensuring the nuclear energy community’s R&D needs are met and also supporting our partner facilities. Members of the NSUF staff traveled to each of our partner facilities in 2015 to discuss how the program can continue to offer our users the best capabilities available. Q: Why were these partner visits important to the program? A: With 11 partner facilities, it’s not always feasible to have a face-to-face meeting, but it is the best way to foster communication.There have been changes at many of the partner facilities and at the NSUF in recent years.These meetings made it possible for everyone to get to know one another and for the new leaders at NSUF to tour the facilities and learn more about what the partners can offer to researchers. Q:Can you give us any insight into what the future may hold for the NSUF? A:The NSUF program is growing. We expect to support more research in the future.That includes research proposed in both the RTE and the CINR solicitations. Q:What do you think this might mean for our program on the larger international stage? A:The NSUF is actively discussing collaborations with several inter- national entities, which share the same mission goals as the DOE-NE. In addition, we have seen more proposals originating from principal investigators outside of the United States.We expect to see an increase in our international relationships. Q: Can you tell me more about what you do at DOE Headquarters (HQ)?What are some of your other responsibilities? A: Sure, I am currently the program manager for the Advanced Methods for Manufacturing program under Nuclear Energy EnablingTech- nologies – CrosscuttingTechnology Development and the federal program manager of the Nuclear Science User Facilities. I’m also the DOE-HQ point of contact for Idaho National Labora- tory’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development program. Q: How long have you been at DOE-NE? A: It’s been about five years. I began my career at DOE-NE right after I graduated in 2011. Q: What is your educational background? A. I received my bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Pennsyl- vania State University in 2011 and a Master of Science in environmental engineering from John’s Hopkins University in 2013. Q: What do you like to do outside of the office? A: I enjoy running, traveling and corralling my two young children. Luckily my kids enjoy the stroller, so I’m able to take them with me on long runs.