# @reedadmission on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyX_mDpgMe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33609717-reedadmission-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-05-20T16:47:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Reed College Office of Admission (@reedadmission) — https://gondola.cc/reedadmission

## Caption

It’s another entry in We Are Reed! Here is Toria Ellis ’19, Reed alum and Reactor Operations Manager, describing the work they do at Reed.

“I’m currently the Reactor Operations Manager here at the research reactor. One of the things that makes Reed unique is that we have a nuclear reactor in the first place. We’re also the only reactor in the US run almost entirely by students. I am one of two full-time staff members and I directly supervise 30 to 40 students at any given time.

“I came to Reed in 2015, took a tour of the reactor during Orientation week, and thought, ‘I really wanna work here.’ I joined the training program a few weeks later and then stayed on as Operations Manager after I graduated in 2019.

“Reed has a very good training program, in large part because the students are so dedicated. They have less than a year to become licensed reactor operators, essentially. We have a 99 percent license rate, which is very unusual—both in the number of folks getting licensed each year and the number who pass.

“Earlier this spring, I was really focused on mentoring students as they prepared for the exam. My other pet project is working on Standard Operating Procedures, or SOPs. As we operate and perform experiments, everything we do has to have an accompanying how-to manual. These SOPs have to be as clear as possible, because new students join the program each year. That push to be precise in communication is the biggest thing I got from majoring in physics, and from taking classes like Intro to Psych and Humanities 110. 

“I want students to know that we’re here to support experiments. If you have something in mind, reach out, and we’ll see if we can help. I love supporting student research on campus and doing outreach to the wider community. And I do enjoy operating the reactor. It’s nice to be in the facility working with students and actually pushing the buttons.”

#lovereed #reedcollege #WeAreReed

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reed College Office of Admission | @reedadmission | https://gondola.cc/reedadmission | University |
| moshea.mo | @moshea.mo | https://gondola.cc/moshea.mo | Photographer |
| moshea.mo | @moshea.mo | https://gondola.cc/moshea.mo | Creative |

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