FPN08-51

Moses, Taylor to Receive FPA Leadership Awards

August 7, 2008

Ed Moses of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Tony Taylor of General Atomics (GA) have been selected by Fusion Power Associates (FPA) Board of Directors to receive its 2008 Leadership Awards. The Awards will be presented at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting and Symposium in Livermore, California, December 3-4, 2008.

In selecting Ed Moses, the FPA Board recognizes his more than 20 years of leadership in the development of laser technologies at LLNL and his current leadership of the construction of the National Ignition Facility (NIF).

In selecting Tony Taylor, the FPA Board recognizes his leadership of the DIII-D National Fusion Program, the influential role he is playing in guiding the U.S. burning plasma program and ITER research planning effort, and his role in several FESAC and Academies policy panels.

Fusion Power Associates Leadership Awards have been given annually since 1980 to individuals who have shown outstanding leadership qualities in accelerating the development of fusion. A list of previous recipients is posted at http://fusionpower.org and click on Awards.

Ed Moses may be contacted at moses1@llnl.gov

Tony Taylor may be contacted at taylor@fusion.gat.com