FPN08-50

Motojima to Receive FPA Distinguished Career Award

August 7, 2008

Professor Osamu Motojima, Director of the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan, has been selected by Fusion Power Associates (FPA) Board of Directors to receive its 2008 Distinguished Career Award. The Award will be presented to Professor Motojima at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting and Symposium in Livermore, California, December 3-4, 2008.

In selecting Professor Motojima, the FPA Board recognizes his key roles in the design and construction of a series of large stellarator facilities and subsequent experimentation on them, in fostering international cooperation in fusion research, and his leadership of the NIFS.

Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career Awards have been given annually since 1987 to individuals who have made distinguished lifelong career contributions to fusion development. A list of previous recipients is posted at http://fusionpower.org and click on Awards.

Professor Motojima may be contacted at motojima@lhd.nifs.ac.jp