OPD Mid-Career Excellence Award

The OPD Mid-Career Excellence Award recognises nuclear professionals with at least 15 years of sustained technical leadership, innovation, and measurable impact in reactor operations, performance optimization, safety enhancement, advanced reactor development, or energy systems integration. The award is presented annually as an engraved plaque at the OPD Dinner during the ANS Annual Conference. ANS OPD may provide an optional honorarium to assist recipients with attendance. Nominations may be submitted by any ANS member, including self-nominations.

Engraved plaque presented at the OPD Dinner at the ANS Annual Conference; optional honorarium to assist attendance.

Nominees must have at least 15 years of professional contributions in relevant areas, be no older than 55 at time of nomination, and have been a registered OPD member in good standing for at least three years. Awards will not be given posthumously. Any ANS member may submit a nomination; self-nominations are permitted.

Submit a completed nomination form via the online submission link with a nominator letter, a narrative (up to 1,000 words), a brief resume (up to 5 pages), optional publications list, and up to five support letters.