Anna Erickson is a nuclear engineer whose work focuses on the intersection of advanced reactor technologies, nonproliferation, and infrastructure strategy. She is a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she leads research on reactor modeling, detection systems, and the integration of emerging technologies into nuclear security frameworks.

She directs the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation (ETI), a $50 million initiative funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) that brings together 12 universities and 13 national laboratories and sites to advance cross-cutting capabilities in support of nuclear nonproliferation. Her research portfolio spans national security and civil energy applications, supported by agencies including the Department of Energy, NNSA, ARPA-E, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Science Foundation. She previously conducted research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from MIT.

Her academic work includes over 100 publications, a co-authored textbook on active interrogation, and the development of a cross-college graduate program focused on emerging technologies and strategic risk. Her current efforts are centered on how next-generation nuclear systems intersect with AI infrastructure, energy policy, and global security priorities.