Recognitions
Nominated Awards
Bal-Raj Sehgal Memorial Award →
The Bal-Raj Sehgal Memorial Award is a biennial recognition for early- to mid-career individuals who have made outstanding contributions to thermal-hydraulics, particularly in nuclear reactor safety.
Meritorious Service Award →
The Thermal Hydraulic Meritorious Service Award honors individuals for long-standing and exemplary service to the nuclear thermal-hydraulic profession, with emphasis on sustained contributions.
Technical Achievement Award →
The Technical Achievement Award, the highest honor given by the THD, is awarded annually to a member for exceptional technical contributions, advancements, important publications, significant technical achievements, or a sustained record of excellence in the field of thermal hydraulics.
NURETH Scholar Award →
The NURETH Scholar Award (formerly NURETH fellows) honors scholars who have made outstanding contributions to numerous International Topical Meetings on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NURETH) since its inception in 1980.
Division Recognition
Division Best Paper Award →
The Best Paper Award is given annually for the most outstanding full paper presented at the previous year's Division-sponsored thermal hydraulics sessions or topical meetings, based on originality, creativity, impact, and scientific integrity, with recommendations from session chairs and at-large members.
Excellence in Review Award →
The Excellence in Review Award recognizes THD scholars for exceptional review service and outstanding review quality of ANS meeting submissions or THD-sponsored meetings.
Scholarships
Lawrence E. Hochreiter Graduate Scholarship →
The Lawrence E. Hochreiter Graduate Scholarship was established for graduate students enrolled in a U.S. institution pursuing a Master's or a Ph.D. with the main focus on thermal-hydraulics as applied to nuclear energy.
Vincent J. Esposito Scholarship →
The Vincent J. Esposito Graduate Scholarship was established for students enrolled in their first year, or one year prior to enrollment of a post-baccalaureate program of study in Thermal Hydraulics or Reactor Safety.
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