Susan Hogle: Director, Radioisotope Science Division

Bio

A nuclear engineer, Dr. Susan Hogle is director of the Radioisotope Science and Technology Division of the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate. She also leads the Office of Science for Isotope R&D and Production to develop enhanced, on-demand production of berkelium-249 in support of superheavy element discovery missions, and for advanced manufacturing of isotope production target bodies.

Hogle was previously Interim Section Head for Radioisotope Research and Development, as well as Interim Radioisotope Portfolio Manager within the Isotope and Science and Technology Division. She originally joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory in March 2013 in the Medical, Industrial, and Research Isotopes (MIRI) Group (then a part of the Nuclear Materials Processing Group) as a nuclear engineer, supporting a variety of radioisotope production programs such as californium-252, nickle-63, and selenium-75, and became Group Leader in 2019. In that role, Hogle developed a strong research portfolio in isotope production modeling, simulation, and optimization, and also pursued nuclear data research in support of rare isotope production.

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