1 hr 19 min

Dr. Anna Erickson; Episode 143 The QTS Experience

    • Technology

One of the most important conversations we can be having today is energy. What type should we use? Its impact on the environment, the economy, its impact on politics, on our independence, and nuclear energy sits right in the middle of that discussion. Fair or unfair, it generates the most controversy.
But should it? Silicon Valley is betting on the future of nuclear energy. Our entire naval fleet runs on nuclear energy. NASA has even sent probes to space with nuclear energy.  So with that in mind, I invited Dr. Anna Erickson to come and help us to understand what the conversation is about. Anna is the Associate Chair for Research and a Woodruff Professor at Georgia Tech.
She received both her M.S. and Ph.D. from M.I.T. and has spent her entire adult life in the heart of this discussion. It's an important and compelling conversation. So join me as I host Dr. Anna Erickson, as we discuss the potential and the risks of one of the most controversial discussions you can have today, nuclear energy.
About Our Guest
Anna Erickson is a Woodruff Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and group leader focused on creating and navigating projects in advanced nuclear reactor design, nuclear security, data analysis and machine learning. She is also the Director of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation and a member of the Board of Directors for the American Nuclear Society. She is a strategy leader for problem formulation and execution and is an effective communicator at international conferences and invited seminars.

One of the most important conversations we can be having today is energy. What type should we use? Its impact on the environment, the economy, its impact on politics, on our independence, and nuclear energy sits right in the middle of that discussion. Fair or unfair, it generates the most controversy.
But should it? Silicon Valley is betting on the future of nuclear energy. Our entire naval fleet runs on nuclear energy. NASA has even sent probes to space with nuclear energy.  So with that in mind, I invited Dr. Anna Erickson to come and help us to understand what the conversation is about. Anna is the Associate Chair for Research and a Woodruff Professor at Georgia Tech.
She received both her M.S. and Ph.D. from M.I.T. and has spent her entire adult life in the heart of this discussion. It's an important and compelling conversation. So join me as I host Dr. Anna Erickson, as we discuss the potential and the risks of one of the most controversial discussions you can have today, nuclear energy.
About Our Guest
Anna Erickson is a Woodruff Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and group leader focused on creating and navigating projects in advanced nuclear reactor design, nuclear security, data analysis and machine learning. She is also the Director of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation and a member of the Board of Directors for the American Nuclear Society. She is a strategy leader for problem formulation and execution and is an effective communicator at international conferences and invited seminars.

1 hr 19 min

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