b'In FY-23, the lab hosted a cohort of 21 graduate fellows from 18 universitiesTim Phero is a Center for Advanced EnergyAmongst other activities, Studies affiliated and BSU Ph.D. studentTim is involved as a student in the Micron School of Materials Sciencerepresentative of BSU in the Idaho and Engineering. He joined INLs GraduateAmerican Nuclear Societys local Fellowship Program in January 2022 tosection in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The work on additively manufactured strainsociety provides unique venues sensors in the Energy and Environmentfor students across Idaho to Science and Technology directorate.connect and become more Tims work is funded by the DOE Officeinvolved with nuclear science of Nuclear Energys Advanced Sensorsprofessionals, including those and Instrumentation program under theat INL. The connection with the Tim Phero Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologysociety and BSU, which started program and, with further development,early 2022, promptly led to the enables for the real-time, non-intrusive measurement of salientapproval of BSUs first American mechanical properties in reactor systems. These measurementsNuclear Society student section have the potential to help verify and validate predictive models andby the societys board of directors. simulations used to reduce nuclear innovation time. Tim has workedThe growing interest of students across multiple organizations (i.e., Energy and Environment Scienceat BSU, U of I, and Idaho State and Technology, and Nuclear Science and Technology); programsUniversity towards nuclear (i.e., Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation, Microreactor Program,science, engineering and policy Advanced Reactor Technologies Program); and national laboratoriesdemonstrates Idahos support of (i.e., INL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Tims work is one of manynuclear energy.examples that results from the Laboratorys commitment to providing workforce training through collaboration with university programs.S T U D E N T S, P O S T D O C S A N D FAC U LT Y AC H I E V E M E N T S F Y23 17'