FPN09-09
Aymar Named CEA ITER Advisor
March 2, 2009
Robert Aymar has been named Special Advisor for ITER to the
Administrator-General of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA).
Aymar was head of the ITER team from 1994-2003 and Director-General of
the CERN high-energy accelerator lab in Geneva 2003-2008. He also was
responsible for the design and construction of Tore Supra, the French
superconducting tokamak, dating back to 1977. He was a recipient of
Fusion Power Associates 2000 Leadership Award and 2003 Distinguished
Career Award and served on the Fusion Power Associates Board of
Directors.