Following 25 years at Idaho National Laboratory, Kathy McCarthy departed the laboratory for a new leadership role at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in Ontario, Canada.
In addition to her role as director of NS&T Domestic Programs, Kathy was also leading the LWRS Technical Integration Office. Kathy's tenure at INL included national technical director of the Systems Analysis Campaign for the Department of Energy Fuel Cycle Technologies Program.
She began her career at INL supporting the Fusion Safety Program, and has also served as a guest scientist at the Kernforschungszentrum (Nuclear Research Center) in Karlsruhe, Germany. She has held multiple leadership positions in the American Nuclear Society at the national and local level, culminating in a Presidential Citation Award in 2015.
Dr. John Wagner was named the director of Domestic Programs in the Nuclear Science and Technology Directorate and the director of the Technical Integration Office for the DOE-NE Light Water Reactor Sustainability program, effective immediately. John is assuming the responsibilities previously held by Dr. Kathryn McCarthy.
John was chief scientist for the Materials and Fuels Complex and has more than 20 years of experience performing research, and managing and leading research and development projects, programs and organizations. Prior to joining INL in 2016, John worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for nearly 17 years where he held a number of leadership roles in reactor and fuel cycle technologies.
John received a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, recipient of the 2013 E. O. Lawrence Award, and has authored or co-authored more than 170 refereed journal and conference articles, technical reports, and conference summaries.
