Thursday, November 04, 2010
4:00 PM -
5:00 PM
East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Physics Research Conference
Series: Physics Research Conference
The National Ignition Facility: The Path to Ignition, High Energy Density Science and Inertial Fusion Energy
Edward Moses,
principal associate director of NIF and Photon Science,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Speaker's Bio:
Dr. Edward Moses is the Director for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and the Principal Associate Director for the NIF and Photon Science organization at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California. Dr. Moses was responsible for completing construction and activation of the NIF, the worlds largest and most energetic laser system and transforming it into an experimental platform for the broad national and international scientific user community. Experiments on NIF will access high energy density regimes with direct application to strategic security as well as applications for fusion energy research, high energy density science, and astrophysics. Dr. Moses is also Director of the National Ignition Campaign to achieve fusion ignition in the laboratory, the culmination of a 50-year quest. The NIF and Photon Science principal directorate is also responsible for the development of advanced diagnostics and laser technologies for homeland security, economic competitiveness, and energy needs. Dr. Moses is internationally recognized in laser and optical sciences. He received a B.S. in 1972 and Ph.D. in 1977, both in Electrical Engineering, from Cornell University. He holds several patents in laser technology, fusion and fission energy, and computational physics. He has received many honors, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Edward Teller Medal 2009 for the his leadership and completion of the National Ignition Facility, Fusion Power Associates 2008 Leadership Award, the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Award of Excellence, the Memorial D.S. Rozhdestvensky Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Lasers and Optical Sciences, the R&D100 Award for the Peregrine radiation therapy program and in October of 2010 the National Ignition Facility received the Project Management Institutes award for 2010 Project of the Year. Dr. Moses is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of SPIE and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a member of the California Council on Science and Technology.
Dr. Edward Moses is the Director for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and the Principal Associate Director for the NIF and Photon Science organization at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California. Dr. Moses was responsible for completing construction and activation of the NIF, the worlds largest and most energetic laser system and transforming it into an experimental platform for the broad national and international scientific user community. Experiments on NIF will access high energy density regimes with direct application to strategic security as well as applications for fusion energy research, high energy density science, and astrophysics. Dr. Moses is also Director of the National Ignition Campaign to achieve fusion ignition in the laboratory, the culmination of a 50-year quest. The NIF and Photon Science principal directorate is also responsible for the development of advanced diagnostics and laser technologies for homeland security, economic competitiveness, and energy needs. Dr. Moses is internationally recognized in laser and optical sciences. He received a B.S. in 1972 and Ph.D. in 1977, both in Electrical Engineering, from Cornell University. He holds several patents in laser technology, fusion and fission energy, and computational physics. He has received many honors, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Edward Teller Medal 2009 for the his leadership and completion of the National Ignition Facility, Fusion Power Associates 2008 Leadership Award, the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Award of Excellence, the Memorial D.S. Rozhdestvensky Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Lasers and Optical Sciences, the R&D100 Award for the Peregrine radiation therapy program and in October of 2010 the National Ignition Facility received the Project Management Institutes award for 2010 Project of the Year. Dr. Moses is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of SPIE and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a member of the California Council on Science and Technology.
"The National Ignition Facility: The Path to Ignition, High Energy Density Science and Inertial Fusion Energy," Edward Moses, principal associate director of NIF and Photon Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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