Overview

The OSU ANS Winter Conference is an annual event held in February where OSU students may present on topics of interest in nuclear science, engineering, and policy. This page will address details, deadlines for presenters, and how this conference relates to the national ANS Student Conference.

When & Where

The 2025 Winter Conference will be held on February 15 in Memorial Union Rooms 206, 207, and 208. It will begin at 10:00 AM and is scheduled to end at 5:00 PM, but the end time may change depending on how quickly presentations run.

Presenting

Presentations can be given in regular presentation or poster format. Presentations will run 15 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for audience questions. Posters will be shown during a poster session

Posters should be printed at the library media hub a week before the conference since it can take a couple days for them to be printed. This can be done for free if you specify that it is for a club activity. More information can be found here: https://undergradresearch.oregonstate.edu/how-print-your-poster

Presenting students must dress professionally. The recommendation is business casual (an example of this is jeans and a polo).

Itinerary

Start Time End Time Event Room
10:00 am 10:30 am Dr. Woods Speech MU 206
10:30 am 10:45 am Transition to Presentation Sessions -
10:50 am 1:00 pm Presentation Session 1 MU 206/208
1:00 pm 2:00 pm Lunch & Poster Session MU 207 & 208
2:00 pm 5:00 pm Presentation Session 2 MU 206/208

 

Judges

Faculty judges:

  • Dr. Woods
  • Dr. Munk
  • Dr. Gutowska
  • Dr. Reese

Industry judges:

  • Grant Blake (Framatome)
  • Rebecca Bost (NuScale)
  • Ronald Post (NuScale)

 

Funding for National Student Conference

For OSU ANS to fund your travel to the national ANS Student Conference, you must present at the Winter Conference (powerpoint or poster). You are not required to go to the Student Conference if you present at the Winter Conference.

Extra Credit

This year, the professors of NSE 235 and NSE 452 have agreed to give students extra credit for attending the Winter Conference. Additional extra credit will be given to those presenting.