UNENE Announcement
Appointment of Dr. Bill Garland as Executive Director of UNENE
- message from Tom Harris, Chair of the UNENE Board of Directors
On behalf of the Board of Directors of UNENE I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bill Garland as Executive Director for the period April 1, 2006 to March 30, 2008. In this full-time role, Bill has responsibility for advancing UNENEs programs of research and education. His industrial and academic experience and his knowledge of UNENE are highly valued.
In welcoming Bill to this expanded role, the Board expresses its deep appreciation to Dr. Mohan Mathur whose energy, enthusiasm and insight was pivotal in launching the UNENE initiative.
William J. Garland, P. Eng. (B. Eng. Phy. 1970, M. Eng. Phy., 1971, Ph.D. Chem. Eng. 1975, McMaster University, Canada) specializes in reactor physics and thermalhydraulics at McMaster. From 1975 to 1983, he worked in the Canadian Nuclear Industry specializing in CANDU heat transport system analysis and design. The major effort from early 1980 to mid 1983 was in heat transport system stability investigations. This included pre- and post-test analysis, coordination of AECL's process team, test planning, and liaison. Presently, he is Professor of Nuclear Engineering in the Department of Engineering Physics at McMaster University conducting analysis and research of the MNR nuclear reactor systems. While on research leave at Harwell Nuclear Labs in England, Bill conducted knowledge engineering for heat exchanger selection and developed a heat exchanger selection computer code which was commercialized and distributed through the international company HTFS. In addition, computerized water property functions developed at McMaster are in use in about 13 countries by over 120 users in 51 institutions and major engineering firms worldwide. He served as Department Chair from 1988 to 1994 and was Director of MNR for 1994 to 1995 leading up to the decision to revitalize reactor operations. Subsequent to that he is took a lead role in MNR safety analysis and operational support analysis. Since 2000, he has been Academic Director for CANTEACH and since 2004 he has been the Secretary / Treasurer and Program Director for UNENE.