PNNL engineer named NSPE fellow

News Brief

July 12, 2017

• MaryAnne Wuennecke, PNNL, (509) 375-2447

RICHLAND, Wash. - A nuclear engineer at the D.O.E.'s Pacific Northwest National Lab has been named a fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Steve Short is one of 14 professional engineers from across the country selected for the honor this year.

Short's focus is on safety analysis, decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and management of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Short was nominated by the Washington Society of Professional Engineers, and is the only person from the state elected to the 2017 class of new fellows. NSPE has more information on this year's class in this announcement.

NSPE has in excess of 31,000 members in the professional engineering community. The rank of fellow is the highest in the society and they advance approximately one percent of the total membership to this level annually. Short was acknowledged at a ceremony held during the yearly WSPE meeting in May in Ellensburg.

Tags: Energy, Awards and Recognizes, Nuclear Power

Interdisciplinary teams at Pacific Northwest National Lab address many of America's most pressing issues in energy, the environment and national security through advances in basic and applied science. Founded in 1965, PNNL employs 4,400 staff and has an yearly budget of nearly $1 billion. It is managed by Battelle for the D.O.E.'s Office of Science. As the single biggest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, the Office of Science is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information on PNNL, visit the PNNL News Center, or follow PNNL on Facebook, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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