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USCGA Alumni Bulletin
June Class Notes
Thanks to our Class Coorespondant: Brian Perkins
It’s been a quiet two months with one exception. Alex Larzelere was recently asked to give a presentation to the Royal Society in London on advanced nuclear modeling. The oldest scientific society in continuous existence, this body has received the likes of Benjamin Franklin and Charles Darwin. And now Alex.
When asked for details, Alex was his usual quiet and humble self and I have still to receive any notes. However, when one accomplishes something like this a simple search of the web produces instant results. His presentation was entitled” The Role of Advanced Modeling and Simulation for Nuclear Reactor Design and Operation”, and he gave it at 0900 on the second day of the session in March.
No stranger to the topic or to public discourse, Alex has quietly and internally pushed for an overhaul of the Department of Energy and how it prepares for normal construction and operations and for emergency operations through more rigorous modeling and study of scenarios and processes. As his presentation to the Society indicates, his expertise is more than just nationally recognized. Recent problems in Japan kept him heavily engaged for months, and the fallout has led to a warmer reception of his earlier warnings and fueled a more receptive discourse. (Count the puns in that sentence and bow to the worthy, you students of English and Science!)
Lastly, Paul Prokop of the Class of '69 is trying to put together the list of previous winners of the USCGA Alexander Hamilton Award. This award was presented to the graduate with the highest cruise average and consisted of a pair of binoculars with an engraved plate. Not being of that illustrious group, nor even a runner up, I fear that I require assistance. If you have information that could be helpful, please send it to me.
Happy spring, everyone. If you’re like me you’ve joined the Great Philosopher in “Starin' at a starry night sky, Dreaming of somewhere to go.” See you someplace warm!
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