Fusion Power Associates

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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Stephen O. Dean,
President Fusion Power Associates

• Fusion Power Associates
• Annual Meeting and Symposium
• December 16-17, 2014

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DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARDS
Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career
Awards were established in 1987 to recognize
individuals who have made distinguished lifelong
career contributions to fusion development The
2014 Awards are presented to Ronald C.
Davidson and Rush D. Holt
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DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
In selecting Dr. Davidson, the FPA Board of
Directors recognizes his many years of dedication
to advancing the prospects for fusion power. The
Board especially notes his decades of outstanding
career contributions as a scientist, educator,
manager and advisor in the areas of both magnetic
and inertial fusion.
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DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
In selecting Dr. Holt, the FPA Board of Directors
recognizes his decade-long dedication to
advancing the prospects for fusion power earlier
in his career, followed by his dedication to
public service for more than a decade as a member
of Congress. The Board especially notes his
efforts to improve the Nations educational
opportunities for young people, to improve our
environment, and to provide support for
scientific research.
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2014 LEADERSHIP AWARDS

• Fusion Power Associates Leadership Awards were
  established in 1980 to recognize individuals who
  have provided outstanding leadership in
  accelerating the development of fusion power.
• The 2014 Leadership Awards are presented to
• John Edwards
• and
• Martin Greenwald

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• In selecting Dr. Edwards, the FPA Board of
  Directors recognizes the outstanding leadership
  he has provided to the field of inertial
  confinement fusion and its applications to high
  energy density physics and fusion energy.
• The Board especially recognizes his leadership of
  the scientific program on the National Ignition
  Facility (NIF) for both high energy density
  physics and the eventual achievement of ignition
  leading towards a commercial fusion power source.

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• In selecting Dr. Greenwald, the FPA Board of
  Directors recognizes the many scientific
  contributions and managerial leadership he has
  provided to national and international research
  efforts on plasma and fusion science.
• The Board especially recognizes his role in the
  achievement of the Lawson n-tau on Alcator-C, his
  contributions to understanding the role of
  turbulent transport in determining tokamak
  density limits, and his recent leadership of the
  U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.

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2014 EXCELLENCE IN FUSION ENGINEERING AWARDS
Fusion Power Associates Excellence in Fusion
Engineering Awards, in memory of MIT Professor
David J. Rose, were established in 1987 to
recognize persons in the relatively early part of
their careers who have shown both technical
accomplishment and potential to become
exceptionally influential fusion leaders. The
2014 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Awards are
presented to Dennis Sinars and Anne E. White

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In selecting Dr. Sinars, the Fusion Power
Associates Board of Directors recognizes the
leadership he has been providing to high energy
density physics experiments on the Z facility at
Sandia and his many scientific contributions to
understanding wire array- and magnetically-driven
implosions for inertial confinement and fusion
energy applications.
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In selecting Prof. White, the Fusion Power
Associates Board of Directors recognizes the
leadership she has been providing to the world
effort to understand turbulent transport in
tokamaks, a critcal requirement for tokamak-based
fusion power plants, and her devotion to training
the next generation of fusion scientists and
engineers at MIT.