Dr. Mark Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the University of Wisconsin’s Thermal Hydraulic Laboratory, and has an affiliate appointment in Nuclear Engineering and a zero-time staff appointment at Idaho National Laboratory. He also manages the UW–Madison Tantalus facility in Stoughton, WI. Dr. Anderson studies the thermal-hydraulic performance and material-related issues of advanced energy systems. These include the study of different fluids such as salts, liquid metals, supercritical water, and supercritical carbon dioxide. He is also currently the U.S. representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the coordinated research project on supercritical fluids and has active research on advanced nuclear reactors, solar thermal energy, energy storage, and advanced fossil power generation. Dr. Anderson is a lifetime member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has been awarded over five patents and has published over 200 papers in various areas related to physics, energy science, production, and utilization.