Prof. Anna Erickson, the director of ETI consortium, was awarded the E. Gail de Planque Medal at the 2023 ANS Winter Conference. The award recognizes exemplary accomplishments by a woman in the fields of nuclear science and engineering. This award is intended to recognize outstanding lifetime or singular achievements by women that have resulted in tangible benefits to the field of nuclear science and engineering. The award is to be given to a woman whose work in the field of engineering, education, research or public policy meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Outstanding technical leadership for work performed in her subject area (e.g., establishing a new curriculum)
- Leader of a major research, design, construction, or operations effort
- Accomplishment in the field of public policy affecting nuclear science and technology.