13 December 2004 (To download print-quality files of the photos for Drs. Dale M. Meade and Ned Sauthoff, go to the end of this article.)

PPPL's Meade and Sauthoff Named AAAS Fellows

Plainsboro, New Jersey -- In recognition of their exceptional research contributions to and leadership in magnetic confinement fusion science, Dale Meade and Ned Sauthoff have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Meade and Sauthoff are scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and residents of Princeton Township. New Fellows will be honored on Saturday, February 19, in Washington, D.C., at the AAAS Fellows Forum, a part of the association's annual meeting. PPPL Director Rob Goldston said, "We are very pleased that the AAAS has chosen to honor two of the leaders of our Laboratory. Dale and Ned both have long records of scientific accomplishment and leadership, and this award is very well deserved." Meade is Program Head of the PPPL Off-site Research Department and leads the Next-step Options Division at the Laboratory. He came to PPPL in 1973 after serving as a professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin and was Deputy Director of the Laboratory from 1991 to 1997. From 1986 to 1991, he was Head of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor project and of Experimental Physics in the Research Department, and prior to that headed many experiments. Meade received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1961, a master's degree in physics in 1962, and a Ph.D. in physics in 1965, all from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and received the University of Wisconsin's Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award in 2002, the Fusion Power Associates' Leadership Award in 1999, the Department of Energy Distinguished Associate Award in 1994, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Distinguished Service Citation in 1990. Sauthoff is a principal research physicist at PPPL and a leader in the coordination of international fusion research activities. He was recently named U.S. ITER Project Manager. ITER, Latin for "the way," is a major international fusion experiment that is the next large step for the development of fusion (http://www.pppl.gov/projects/pages/iter.html). Sauthoff has headed numerous departments at PPPL, including the Off-site Research Department, Plasma Science and Technology Department, Physics Department, Experimental Projects Department, and Computer Division. Sauthoff is the author of more than 100 papers and articles in fusion science and computer systems publications. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.-USA in 2001. Sauthoff received a bachelor's degree in physics in 1971 and a master's degree in nuclear engineering in 1972, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences, Program in Plasma Physics, from Princeton University in 1975. Each year, the AAAS Council elects members whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished." The honor of being elected a Fellow of AAAS began in 1874 and is acknowledged with a certificate and a rosette. PPPL, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Princeton University, is a collaborative national center for science and innovation leading to an attractive fusion energy source. Fusion is the process that powers the sun and the stars. In the interior of stars, matter is converted into energy by the fusion, or joining, of the nuclei of light atoms to form heavier elements. At PPPL, physicists use a magnetic field to confine a hot ionized gas, or plasma, as the fuel for fusion energy production. Scientists hope eventually to use fusion energy for the generation of electricity. The Laboratory is on Princeton's James Forrestal Campus, off U.S. Route 1 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. For further information, please contact: Anthony R. DeMeo Head, Information Services Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (609) 243-2755 ademeo@pppl.gov Patricia Wieser Information Services Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (609) 243-2757 pwieser@pppl.gov Downloadable print-quality photo of: Dr. Dale M. Meade. Resolution is 300 dpi, print size is approximately 2 inches wide by 3 inches high, file type is jpeg, and file size is 334 KB. Photo by Elle Starkman, PPPL. Dr. Ned R. Sauthoff. Resolution is 300 dpi, print size is approximately 2.5 inches wide by 3 inches high, file type is jpeg, and file size is 488 KB. Photo by Elle Starkman, PPPL.

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Created: 13 December 2004 Send questions or comments to: Anthony R. DeMeo at ademeo@pppl.gov