Bio
Dana L. Humphreys is the Lead Target Control Systems Engineer for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Second Target Station (STS) Project. She is responsible for the integrated control system hardware, software, and user interfaces for all target sub-systems. This includes controls for the Target Assembly, Cryogenic Moderator System, Moderator Reflector Assembly, Accelerator Interface Components, Vessel Systems, Activated Cooling Loops, Low Level Liquid Waste, Leak Detection, Gas Distribution, Remote Handling, and Target Vacuum Systems. Dana is also the control account manager for the STS Target Controls work breakdown structure (WBS).
Dana has over 20 years of experience in process controls engineering of large-scale multimillion-dollar projects. Before joining STS in 2020, Dana served as a process controls engineer for the target systems at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In this role, she was a Lead Process Controls Engineer for projects such as Target Cooling Water Loop 4 Heavy Water Conversion, Mercury Loop Recovery, and Conceptual Design of the Second Target Station. She also served as interim lead for Gas Injection Initial Implementation Project (GI3). In these roles, she has participated in various project reviews and presented to internal and external technical review committees.
Prior to joining ORNL, she was a Senior Control Systems Engineer in the Nuclear Power industry. She has worked on the Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction Completion Project and the Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project. She also has experience as a Control Systems Engineer in the Fossil Power Industry. Dana completed her degree at the Pennsylvania State University and and is a certified EIT.
Dana currently serves as the Vice-chair of the Women in Neutron Science (WiNS) employee resource group and is in her third year as a member of the WiNS executive committee.
Trademarks and Patents
US patent 9,429,274 - "Slurry Control System"