{"682967":{"#nid":"682967","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fan Zhang Receives National Engineering Achievement Award from ANS","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFan Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has received the 2025 Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes young members for outstanding achievements in which engineering knowledge is effectively applied to yield an engineering concept, design, safety improvement, method of analysis, or product utilized in nuclear power research and development or commercial application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang was selected by the ANS Honors and Awards Committee for her pioneering contributions to nuclear cybersecurity through innovative machine learning (ML) approaches, development of patent-pending technology, and efforts to establish Georgia Tech as a leader in the field. The award also recognizes her collaboration with the\u0026nbsp;International Atomic Energy Agency and her groundbreaking research on robot-assisted nuclear power plant monitoring, which improves safety and efficiency and demonstrates exceptional impact on global nuclear security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ifanlab\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntelligence for Advanced Nuclear (iFAN) Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. Her research primarily focuses on nuclear cybersecurity, online monitoring, fault detection, digital twins, AI\/ML, and robotics. Her work on robot-assisted nuclear power plant monitoring, which combines these cross-cutting areas, could significantly reduce human worker presence in harsh and potentially hazardous environments\u0026nbsp;and improve the efficiency of plant operation. The work was supported by the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/fan-zhang-receives-doe-ne-distinguished-early-career-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDepartment of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy Distinguished Early Career Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/fan-zhang-receives-national-engineering-achievement-award-ans\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the ME Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFan Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the George W. 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