The AFCI/GNEP Fellowship Classes
![]() The 2006 AFCI fellowship class visits Washington DC. Back row, from left: Shen Zhang, North Carolina State University; Brendan Kochunas, University of California at Berkeley; Trey Holik, Texas A&M University; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin; Shadi Ghrayeb, Penn State University. Front row: Shannon Yee, Ohio State University; Kathryn Wright, Texas A&M University; Brett Dooies, University of Florida. |
![]() The 2006 AFCI fellowship class meets with DOE officials and national laboratory representatives. Front row, from left to right: Dr. John Herczeg, DOE; Mr. Carter "Buzz" Savage, DOE; Dr. Frank Goldner, DOE; Dr. James Bresee, DOE. Middle row: Dr. Stuart Maloy, Argonne National Laboratory; AFCI fellows Brian Hehr, North Carolina State University; Robert Petroski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Jaques, Boise State University; Brandon Distler, University of Missouri-Rolla; Jason Haas, University of Michigan; Paul Mews, Texas A&M University; Dr. Jim Laidler, Argonne National Laboratory. Back row: Dr. Tom Ward, DOE; AFCI fellows Steve Mullet, University of California at Berkeley; McLean Machut, University of Wisconsin; Joshua Van Meter, Kansas State University; Chris Sommer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chris Orton, Ohio State University; Nicholas Cunningham, University of California at Santa Barbara; Dr. Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
![]() The 2005 AFCI fellowship class meets with Dr. Frank Goldner, AFCI Program Technical Director; Carter D. "Buzz" Savage, AFCI Program Director; and Dr. Tom Ward, AFCI Senior Science Advisor. From left: Dr. Frank Goldner; Sam Zenobia, University of Wisconsin; George (P.J.) Dumont, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amber Wright, University of Nevada at Las Vegas; David Carpenter, MIT; Matt Dennis, University of Missouri; Carter D. "Buzz" Savage; Jason Harp, North Carolina State University; Jason Bruso, Oregon State University; Dr. Tom Ward; Mirko Ascic, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
![]() The 2004 AFCI fellowship class visits Washington DC. From left: Neal Hamm, University of Michigan; Kathryn Harper; Cody Peeples, North Carolina State University; Tom Patten, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hannah Yount, University of Wisconsin; Andrew Goldmann, University of New Mexico; Cindy Fung, University of Florida; Rob Candalino, Texas A&M University. |
![]() The 2002 AFCI fellowship class meets with William D. Magwood IV, DOE Director of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology; Dr. Frank Goldner, Nuclear Engineer at the DOE Office of Advanced Nuclear Research, and John Herczeg, former Research Director of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. Back row, from left: Lee Van Duyn, Georgia Tech; Frank Szakaly, Texas A&M University; Tom Carter, University of Florida; Dr. Frank Goldner. Middle row: Shafaq Moten, Northern Illinois University; Jennifer Ladd-Lively, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Lisa Cordova, University of New Mexico; John Herczeg. Front row: Will Wieselquist, North Carolina State University; William Magwood; Matt Sowa, University of Michigan. |
![]() The 2001 AFCI fellowship class visits the White House with John Herczeg, Research Director of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. From left: Jessica White, University of Texas at Arlington; Thomas Roddey, University of California at Berkeley; Jim Platte, University of Michigan; Preston Pratt, Texas A&M University; Coy Bryant, University of Texas at Austin; Alan Bolind, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John Herczeg; Kamilah Turner, University of Michigan; Leigh Outten, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ben Milliron, Ohio State University. |






