Our board includes industry executives and professional alumni from across the nation who meet annually to discuss and develop NSE goals.
Members
Teresa Bailey, Computational Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Stephanie Harsche (nee Antoine) is manager of nuclear design and spent fuel pool criticality for the fuels engineering group at Westinghouse Electric Co. in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The group is tasked with supporting domestic and international customers with their reload and spent fuel pool needs.
John Jackson is national technical director for the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy’s Microreactor Program, which is focused on supporting development and deployment of rapidly evolving microreactor technology. He most recently served as the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear technical interface, where he ensured that the nuclear industry had facilitated and appropriate access to DOE national laboratory capability. Prior to this, Jackson was industry program lead for the office’s Nuclear Science User Facilities, with a focus on characterization of irradiated fuels and materials.
In these capacities, Jackson has worked closely with the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy and the nuclear industry to ensure that DOE facilities are used effectively to maintain the current reactor fleet and to enable innovation. Jackson has over 20 years of experience in the areas of mechanical testing and fracture mechanics. He also has over three years of experience in extreme environment materials characterization and drilling mechanics at the ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. in Houston, Texas.
Jackson holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering technology from Central Washington University.
Charles Keller, Nuclear Engineering '07, is a senior industry consultant, with diverse nuclear experience, providing project management, advice, and services in the evaluation and development of nuclear technology, decommissioning, and major projects. He has worked with clients in Asia, United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East. Keller currently works with multiple large and small businesses in technical and business management in the nuclear decommissioning field.
Keller began his nuclear career working for Entergy Operations as a Reactor Engineer and Project Manager, managing used nuclear fuel, in vessel maintenance during refueling outages, and supported power operations. Following his time with the utility, he joined CH2M HILL supporting nuclear licensing compliance, technology assessments, and strategic consulting, including independent due diligence for mergers and major projects. After leaving CH2M HILL, Keller began providing his services as an independent consultant to multiple businesses, large and small.
As Portland General Electric’s senior vice president, Bill Nicholson, nuclear engineering ’80, oversees customer service operations, strategy and business customer development, and transmission and distribution operations services.
Nicholson previously served as vice president of distribution operations and two years as vice president of customers and economic development. Nicholson joined PGE in 1980 as an engineer at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant and has served in a variety of capacities in distribution operations and generation engineering.
Nicholson has served on the boards of a number of community organizations, including current service on the boards of Associated Oregon Industries, Oregon BEST, and the board of regents for the Museum at Warm Springs.
A registered professional engineer, Nicholson belongs to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Nicholson completed the Harvard University Program on Negotiation, the Utility Executive program from the University of Idaho and the American Leadership Forum, where he serves as a senior fellow.
Nicholson and his wife, Kathy, live in Northwest Portland.
Brian Woods is the Henry W. and Janice J. Schuette Endowed Chair in Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics and head of the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia.
He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics, nuclear systems design, fluid mechanics, neutronics, and plasma physics. His areas of interest include experimental fluid dynamics, nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics, and nuclear reactor safety.
Woods worked as an engineer within the Office of Environmental Restoration at the Department of Energy, as well as serving in the Navy for four years as a diver. Before his arrival at Oregon State in 2003, he worked as a nuclear safety analyst at Dominion Energy’s Innsbrook Technical Center outside Richmond, Virginia.