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Employee Spotlight: Jason Thomason – 20 Years Jason Thomason is the Laboratory Supervisor at AMS, where he oversees the construction, repair, maintenance, calibrations, and upgrades…

Employee Spotlight: Codi Ferree – 5 Years As a Materials and Research Engineer at AMS, Codi Ferree plays a crucial role in ensuring the integrity…

Orano USA chooses Oak Ridge for Uranium Enrichment Operations Before Orano’s announcement of a multibillion-dollar uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the French state-owned…

Employee Spotlight: Edwin Riggsbee – 30 Years Edwin Riggsbee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Oak Ridge in the 1970s with his parents,…

Employee Spotlight: Morgan Berg – 5 Years Morgan Berg is an Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer at AMS who plays a crucial role in ensuring the…

Employee Spotlight: Alex Hashemian – 10 Years Alex is a senior engineer at AMS who leads field testing services at nuclear power plants as well…

Employee Spotlight: Keith Ryan – 10 Years AMS congratulates Keith Ryan as he celebrates his ten-year anniversary with the company! Keith is the Senior Hardware…

Brent Shumaker of AMS Wins ANS H.M. Hashemian Award AMS Corporation is proud to announce that Senior Engineering Manager Mr. Brent Shumaker has been awarded…

Employee Spotlight: Elijah Connatser – 5 Years AMS congratulates Elijah Connatser as he celebrates his five-year anniversary with the company! Elijah is an Electrical Engineer…

Employee Spotlight: Ryan O’Hagan – 15 years AMS congratulates Ryan O’Hagan as he celebrates his fifteen-year anniversary with the company! As a member of the…

Dr. Hashemian Elected President of American Nuclear Society H.M. “Hash” Hashemian, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMS, has been voted Vice President/President-Elect of the…

AMS Hosts After Work With ETEC AMS recently hosted After Work with ETEC, a quarterly afternoon/evening event series founded by the East Tennessee Economic Council.…

Employee Spotlight: Trevor Toll- 10 Years AMS congratulates Trevor Toll as he celebrates his ten-year anniversary with the company! Trevor is the Lead Engineer of…

AMS Hosts EMC Course in Orlando, FL AMS hosted a 3-day electromagnetic capability (EMC) course in Orlando, FL, from February 13 – 15, 2024. The…

Employee Spotlight: Caile Gonzalez – 10 Years AMS congratulates Caile Gonzalez as she celebrates her tenth anniversary with the company! Caile’s primary role is Executive…

AMS Engineer Receives Best Presentation At EQ Conference In November 2023, AMS Applications Engineer Adam Deatherage and AMS Cable Services Group Manager Casey Sexton attended…

Employee Spotlight: Patrick Ward – 5 Years AMS congratulates Patrick Ward as he celebrates his five-year anniversary with the company! Patrick is a Chemical Engineer…

Dr. Hashemian Presents Awards at the 2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo AMS President and CEO Dr. Hash Hashemian and Applications Engineer Mr. Adam Deatherage…

AMS President and CEO Dr. H.M. Hashemian Nominated for ANS VP/President-Elect Dr. H.M. “Hash” Hashemian, President and Chief Executive Officer of Analysis and Measurement Services…

AMS employees celebrated Halloween 2023 with our annual costume contest! We had Harley Quinn, a cop, and even a Swiftie!  Below are the winners of…

Employee Spotlight: Kaleb Frizzell – 5 Years AMS congratulates Kaleb Frizzell as he celebrates his five-year anniversary with the company! As an Electrical Engineer in…

Renovations at AMS Headquarters are complete The most recent construction project at Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) headquarters in Knoxville, TN has been completed.…

AMS Awarded $1.1 Million DOE Grant for Advanced Reactor Research In July 2023, AMS was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…

NRC Grants Approval to Deploy AMS Technology The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the implementation of the Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) Online…

Employee Spotlight: Sam Caylor – 15 Years AMS Congratulates Sam Caylor as he celebrates his 15-year anniversary with the company! As the Systems Development Manager…

AMS Attends the 2023 ANS NPIC&HMIT Conference in Knoxville, TN In July 2023, AMS participated in the 2023 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Nuclear Plant Instrumentation,…

Governor Lee Appoints Hash Hashemian to Nuclear Advisory Council In May 2023, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 101 to create the Tennessee Nuclear…

Dr. Hashemian Presents Awards at the ANS Annual Meeting As chairmen of the American Nuclear Society’s Honors and Awards Committee, Dr. Hashemian honored the society’s…

Dr. Hashemian was honored to serve as the commencement speaker during the University of Tennessee’s Tickle College of Engineering 2023 graduation ceremony. He joined Matthew…

Governor Bill Lee Signs Executive Order to Create Tennessee’s Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Tennessee Governor Bill Lee traveled to the University of Tennessee’s College of…

AMS Hosts Attendees of the 2023 UTK ANS Student Conference AMS was honored to have the opportunity to host attendees of the annual ANS Student…

AMS Lead Engineer Receives Best Presentation at EQ Conference Curtiss-Wright, Nuclear Division’s EQ PowerSuite™, and the Nuclear Utility Group on Equipment Qualification (NUGEQ) host an…

New AMS Technology Receives Approval from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Late last year, a utility submitted a License Amendment Request or LAR to the U.S.…

Employee Spotlight: Allyson Pearce – 5 Years AMS congratulates Allyson Pearce as she celebrates her 5-year anniversary with the company! Allyson is the Quality Assurance…

AMS Completes R&D Project Supporting Cable Aging Management AMS recently concluded a three year, multi-million-dollar Department of Energy sponsored R&D project titled, “Development of Cable…

Employee Spotlight: Adam Deatherage – 5 Years Adam is an applications engineer at AMS and supports company marketing and business development efforts by handling general…

Dr. Hashemian Presents Awards During the 2022 ANS Winter Meeting AMS President, Dr. Hash Hashemian, had the pleasure of presenting the annual awards at the…

Employee Spotlight: Tammy Cramer – 5 Years AMS congratulates Tammy Cramer as she celebrates her 5-year anniversary with the company! Tammy is an accountant at…

Happy Halloween from AMS! AMS employees celebrated Halloween 2022 with our annual costume contest. We had a Marsh Monster, Pennywise, and even a few Jasons!…

AMS Attends the 2022 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop at ORNL Four representatives from AMS attended the 2022 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop at Oak Ridge National…

Alexander Hashemian of AMS Awarded U.S. Patent for Innovative Sensors for Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors The U.S. Patent “Methods and Apparatus for Calibration and…

Luna Innovations Visits AMS for Fiber Optic Testing Under DOE SBIR Phase II Project Earlier this month, Luna Innovations came to AMS to assist in…

AMS Team Visits INL for DOE STTR Phase I Project In June 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded AMS a Small Business Technology Transfer…

AMS’s 5-Day I&C Training Course Was a Success AMS held a 5-Day I&C Training Course from August 15 – 19, 2022. The course was designed…

Employee Spotlight: Pat Foust – 30 Years AMS congratulates Pat Foust as she celebrates her 30-year anniversary with the company! Pat is currently the Administrative…

Dr. H.M. Hashemian Interviewed on the Made Right Here Podcast AMS President, Dr. Hash Hashemian, had the honor of being interviewed on the Made Right…

AMS Attends the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Butterfly Run Several AMS employees and their families attended the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Butterfly Run on August…

Employee Spotlight: Dan Beverly – 35 Years AMS congratulates Dan Beverly as he celebrates his 35-year anniversary with the company! Dan is currently a Senior…

AMS Participates in the EPRI Cable User Group Meeting In June 2022, AMS participated in the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Cable User Group Meeting…

Dr. Chad Kiger Attends IEC Meeting in Kista, Sweden AMS Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering Manager, Dr. Chad Kiger, recently participated in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)…

AMS Participates in the 2022 ANS Annual Meeting AMS was happy to participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) last…

AMS President Dr. Hash Hashemian Receives Presidential Citation from the American Nuclear Society Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) President, Dr. Hash Hashemian, has received…

Employee Spotlight: Gary Harmon AMS congratulates Gary Harmon as he celebrates his 10-year anniversary with the company! Gary is a Senior Electrical Engineer in the…

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $400,000 to AMS Corporation for Nuclear Energy Research Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) will receive nearly $400,000 as awardees…

Employee Spotlight: Celia Brown AMS congratulates Celia Brown as she celebrates her 10-year anniversary with the company! Celia wears many hats at AMS, including Administrative…

Dr. Hashemian Reappointed Vice Chair of ANS Development Committee President of Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS), Dr. Hash Hashemian, has been reappointed Vice Chair…

Dr. Hashemian Reappointed Chairman of ANS H&A Committee AMS President, Dr. Hash Hashemian, has been reappointed Chairman of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Honors and…

AMS’s Adam Deatherage Elected Secretary of ANS HFICD Adam Deatherage, an Applications Engineer at Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS), has just been elected Secretary…

Renovations Begin at AMS Headquarters The Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) headquarters located in Knoxville, TN are officially under renovation. When AMS first began…

AMS to Serve on an ARPA-E Award with UTK to Develop Clean Energy Technology Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) announced today that it will…

AMS Attends the Advanced Reactors Summit IX AMS had several representatives at the Advanced Reactors Summit IX in Sun Valley, Idaho last month. Dr. Hash…

AMS Hosted the GAIN Team at Knoxville Headquarters AMS was excited to host the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) team in March 2022…

AMS Publishes Article in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Journal on the Copper Catalytic Effect AMS has recently published an article in the…

AMS Participates in IAEA Technical Meeting on I&C and Computer Security for Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors AMS Senior Engineering Manager Brent Shumaker and Senior…

Employee Spotlight : Stephanie Hackler AMS congratulates Stephanie Hackler as she celebrates her 5-year anniversary with the company! Stephanie is an accountant at AMS who…

Dr. Chad Kiger of AMS Receives International Recognition from Nuclear Industry AMS is pleased to announce that the manager of our Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineering…

Alexander Hashemian of AMS Awarded U.S. Patent for Critical Measurement Systems for Advanced Nuclear Reactors The U.S. Patent No. 11,215,492 B2 was awarded to Alexander…

AMS Enables Deployment of Wi-Fi Technology at a Nuclear Plant AMS recently completed a project to deploy an industrial Wi-Fi network at a Nuclear Power…

Employee Spotlight : Wayne Fawver Wayne is an Electronics Technician who supports the Technical Service Group at AMS. His work for the company is critical…

AMS Completes DOE R&D Project on I&C Technologies for SMRs AMS recently completed a seven-year multi-million-dollar research and development (R&D) project funded by the U.S.…

Employee Spotlight : Nathan Dungan AMS congratulates Nathan Dungan as he celebrates his 5-year anniversary with the company! Nathan is an Electrical Engineer at AMS…

AMS Christmas Party 2021 AMS employees rang in the holidays with our annual AMS Christmas Party on December 18, 2021. Employees and their families came…

AMS Continues Growth in 2021 Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS), a Knoxville-based market leader in testing the instrumentation and control systems of nuclear power…

Employee Spotlight : Phil Zarb AMS Congratulates Phil Zarb as he approaches his 5-year anniversary with the company! Phil is an Electrical Engineer at AMS…

Employee Spotlight : Shawn Tyler AMS Congratulates Shawn Tyler as he approaches his 5-year anniversary with the company! Shawn is a Research Engineer that does…

AMS Celebrates Winners of ANS Awards AMS had the pleasure of hosting a dinner reception in honor of this year’s American Nuclear Society (ANS) Top…

Dr. Hashemian Presents Awards During 2021 ANS Winter Meeting As AMS President and Chairman of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Honors and Awards (H&A) Committee,…

AMS Presented 9 Summaries at the 2021 ANS Winter Meeting AMS had the pleasure of presenting nine summaries at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) 2021…

AMS Receives U.S. Patent for its Technology to Verify Proper Operation of Control and Shutdown Systems of Nuclear Power Plants The U.S. Patent No. 11,031,143…

AMS Awarded DOE SBIR Phase I and Phase II Grants AMS has been awarded a Phase I research project as well as a Phase II…

Employee Spotlight: Craig Harris AMS Congratulates Craig Harris as he approaches his 10-year anniversary with the company! In his role as cable engineer, Craig manages…

AMS’s EMC Engineering Manager Receives ISA POWID Award and Donates Proceeds to UT AMS is pleased to announce that our Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineering Manager…

AMS’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest was a Spooky Success! AMS employees had fun dressing up as Avengers, Disney characters, and even your favorite Brawny spokesman…

Employee Spotlight: Brent Shumaker AMS is proud to announce the 20-year anniversary of our Senior Engineering Manager Brent Shumaker. While Brent began his career at…

AMS Participates in Swing for Joy: Charity Golf Tournament AMS employees were proud participants in the Swing for Joy: Charity Golf Tournament held earlier this…

AMS Announces Plans for Major Renovations When AMS first began work at its current campus of three buildings (A, B, and C) on Cross Park…

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves AMS Technology for Widespread Implementation in Nuclear Power Plants On September 22, 2021, Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS),…

AMS Summer Party 2021 AMS recently held its annual summer party at the Embassy Suites in downtown Knoxville. The night included a catered dinner and…

AMS Employees Participate in 2021 Butterfly Dash for East Tennessee’s Children Hospital Congratulations to all our employees who participated in the 2021 Butterfly Dash and…

AMS Advocates for Relief from Unnecessary Oversight Among US Nuclear Power Plants For nearly three decades, AMS has been a leading voice in the call…

AMS Continues to Support the Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors With its 35th Phase I Research Grant AMS supports the commissioning of the first two…

AMS to support commissioning of first AP1000 reactors being completed in the U.S. AMS supports the commissioning of the first two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors with…

AMS Participates in Digital I&C Panel during Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Information Conference AMS President, Dr. Hash Hashemian, had the opportunity to participate in the…

Employee Spotlight: Chad Kiger AMS is very proud to announce the 15-year anniversary of AMS EMC Engineering Manager Chad J. Kiger, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Kiger…

  AMS President Dr. H.M. Hashemian had the honor of presenting the following honors and awards at the 2020 AMS Winter Meeting.

Employee Spotlight: Dan Beverly AMS honors our beloved DAN BEVERLY as he approaches his 34th year with the company. Dan has been with AMS since…

  Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) was recognized for their shared efforts as Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) received a Top Innovative Practice (TIP)…

  Knoxville, Tennessee—Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS), the prominent nuclear engineering consulting firm headquartered in Knoxville, TN, was recently awarded three Phase I research…

  [scf-post-title] Courtesy of World Nuclear News: The energy sector is uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but it is also critical to global…

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt daily lives, upending the world economy and wreaking havoc on businesses across the globe, one thing remains…

  AMS honors GREG MORTON as he marks 25 YEARS of loyal service to the company this past February. Greg has been a pillar employee…

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and several members of his staff visited Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) last month. Mayor Jacobs was given a…

[scf-post-title] AMS recently had the opportunity to give a seminar to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Trevor Toll and Casey Sexton were honored to lead…

[scf-post-title] AMS engineer Trevor Toll was featured in the Fall 2019 Alumni Newsletter published by the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering Materials Science…

[scf-post-title] AMS was proud to host the February meeting of the Oak Ridge/Knoxville American Nuclear Society Section. Over 50 members attended the meeting that included…

[scf-post-title] AMS was excited to take part in a career fair for St. John Neumann Catholic School. AMS engineers Chad Kiger and Greg Draeger were…

  [scf-post-title] Congratulations to our awesome Human Resources Manager, MACI WHITSON, as she marks her fifth anniversary with AMS last month. Maci came on board…