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 3-4, 2008

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DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career
Awards were established in 1987 to recognize
individuals who have made distinguished lifelong
career contributions to fusion development The
2008 Award is presented to Prof. Osamu
Motojima In selecting Prof. Motojima, the FPA
Board of Directors recognizes his many years of
dedication to advancing the prospects of fusion
power. The Board especially notes his significant
contributions to the physics and engineering
design of the Heliotron-E and the LHD fusion
devices and his contributions to international
collaborations.
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2008 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 2008 Leadership Awards are presented to
• Edward Moses and Tony Taylor

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Ed Moses

• In selecting Dr. Moses, the FPA Board of
  Directors recognizes his outstanding leadership
  of the NIF construction and of the LLNL laser
  program.
• Through his efforts the national and
  international inertial fusion programs are poised
  to take a giant leap forward toward both national
  security and energy applications.

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Tony Taylor

• In selecting Dr. Taylor, the FPA Board of
  Directors recognizes his outstanding leadership
  of the DIII-D National Fusion Program as well as
  the influential role he has been playing in
  guiding the U.S. Burning Plasma Program, the ITER
  research planning effort, and his role is several
  FESAC and Academies policy studies.

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2008 EXCELLENCE IN FUSION ENGINEERING AWARD
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 leaders in the fusion
field.

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The 2008 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award
is presented to Dr. E. Phillip Sharpe, Idaho
National Laboratory. In selecting Dr. Sharpe, the
Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors
recognizes his many technical accomplishments,
including key research on plasma-facing materials
interactions, tritium behavior in materials,
inertial fusion blanket design, and his
leadership in the important area of fusion
reactor safety.