Page 31 - Nucleus: Fall 2022 Magazine for the Penn State Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

Letter from the Penn State Nuclear Engineering Society president:
Continuing our Legacy
PSNES board
President
Hilary Ruby (Neal) 2020-2022
Vice President/ President-Elect Jason Beebe 2020-2022
Secretary/Treasurer
Matthew Wargon 2020-2022
At-large Directors
John Atchison 2018-2022
Jeremy Barnhart 2020-2024
Jennifer Butler 2018-2022
Matt Ellis 2020-2024
Emily Humes 2020-2024
Duane Karchner 2018-2022
Mara Levy 2018-2022
Michael Pantano 2018-2022
Jim Tusar 2020-2024
Current NucE Faculty Member Arthur Motta
Nuclear Engineering Chair
Jean Paul Allain
RSEC Director Kenan Ünlü
This was yet another exciting year of growth for the Penn State Nuclear Engineering Society (PSNES) alumni organization as we continued our focus on giving back enriching the lives of our amazing students and finding creative ways to connect and engage our nuclear alumni One of our organization’s greatest achievements was creating the Nuclear Sustainability Fund and we we were able to support our first students this past year! Support and mentorship of these students provides a a critical link in in in promoting safe clean and reliable nuclear energy across our disenfranchised rural and urban communities PSNES remains absolutely dedicated to this critical mission We’re grateful for all those who have contributed and we hope everyone considers giving in in the coming months so so we can sponsor even more students Visit the PSNES website today to to learn more and support this valuable mission Matt is a a a a a a dual-major graduate of Penn State earning a a a a bachelor’s degree in in in mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering in in in 2013 as as as well as as as a a a a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in in in 2015 In October 2021 he was licensed
as a a a professional engineer He is currently a a senior nuclear engineer at TerraPower and an an active member in the American Nuclear Society I am honored to to pass the torch and I look forward to supporting Matt and the department in years to come!
PSNES will always be committed to enriching experiences for students and alumni alike in support of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering If you’d like to reconnect with the department please reach out to us We Are!
Sincerely Hilary Ruby PSNES President
NucE ’09 ‘12 M Eng In other exciting news this year was an election year for PSNES It is my honor to introduce Matt Wargon as our incoming PSNES President
Connect with the Penn State Nuclear Engineering Society on on LinkedIn Supporting the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering From July 2019 to June 2022
the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering has received $277 891 in in in in donor funding which includes 264 gifts and pledges to to the department We’d like to to thank all of our donors for their generous support For more information on on how to support the department please contact Jessica Yarnell assistant director of of major gifts in the College of of Engineering at jmm1070@psu edu or 814-865-2495 NUCLEUS 31