VCU Nuclear Engineering Program Advisory Board

Updated Spring 2024

Dr. Sama Bilbaoy Leon Headshot

Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon

Director General
World Nuclear Association

Hunter Andrews

Hunter Andrews

R&D Associate Staff Member
Isotope Applications Research Group
Radioisotopes Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Deion Atkinson

Deion Atkinson

Project Manager
Advance Reactor Licensing
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Brooke Bates

Brooke Bates

University Partnership Coordinator
Nuclear Engineering and Fuels
Dominion Energy

Jessica Bishop

Jessica Bishop

Emergency Response Specialist
Department of Energy Nuclear Emergency Support Teams (NEST)
Los Alamos National Laboratory Emergency Response Group

Ms. Mary Cullen headshot

Ms. Mary Cullen

Vice President
Nuclear Propulsion
Newport News Shipbuilding

Dr. Harold Dodds Headshot

Dr. Harold Dodds

Emeritus Professor
Nuclear Engineering
University of Tennessee

Robert S. Freeman Headshot

Robert S. Freeman

Vice President
Nuclear Fuel
Framatome Inc.

Mr. William (Barry) Fletcher Headshot

Mr. William (Barry) Fletcher

Vice President
Nuclear Propulsion (Retired as of Dec 2016)
Newport News Shipbuilding

John Harrell

John Harrell

Director
Nuclear Engineering and Fuel Department
Dominion Energy

Eric Loewen

Eric Loewen

Chief Engineer and Manager of the Chief Engineer's Office
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Lisa Marshall

Lisa Marshall

VP / President-Elect, American Nuclear Society
Assistant Extension Professor & Director of Outreach, Retention and Engagement
N.C. State University

Dr. David Pointer Headshot

Dr. David Pointer

Distinguished Nuclear Engineer Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Finis Southworth Headshot

Dr. Finis Southworth

Chief Technology Officer (retired as of August 2015)
AREVA NP

Ammon Williams

Ammon Williams

Research Specialist
Material Minimization, Security & International Safeguards
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)