From May 15th to 19th the Materials for Nuclear Power group attended the 18th International Symposium on Zirconium in Nuclear Industry held in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Brendan Ensor, Evrard Lacroix, and Adi Shivprasad as well as Professor Motta attended the conference. In addition, many group alumni were in attendence including Prof. Adrien Couet, Dr. Aylin Kucuk, Prof. Djamel Kaoumi, and Dr. Kimberly Colas. Shivprasad, Couet, Colas, and Prof. Motta gave podium presentations while Ensor presented a poster. Professor Motta was also honored by winning the Kroll Medal. Everyone in attendance enjoyed the great company and beautiful resort where the conference was held.