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Applications of Precision Engineering in Manufacturing, Precision Fabrication and Assembly, Design of Precision Machines and Instruments, Control of Precision Machines and Processes, Machine Tool Metrology, Dimensional Metrology, Ultraprecision Machining, Grinding, Polishing, and Lapping, Design and Fabrication of Structured Surfaces, Micro-Electromechanical Devices, Nanotechnology, Optics and Interferometry, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Surface Metrology, Novel Equipment and Processes, Measurement Uncertainty
Keynote Address Edward I. Moses, Ph.D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory NIF Monday, October 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Moses is internationally recognized in laser and optical sciences. He received a B.S. in 1972 and Ph.D. in 1977, both in Electrical Engineering, from Cornell University. He holds several patents in laser technology, fusion and fission energy, and computational physics. He has received many honors, including the Fusion Power Associates 2008 Leadership Award, the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Award of Excellence, the Memorial D.S. Rozhdestvensky Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Lasers and Optical Sciences, and the R&D100 Award for the Peregrine radiation therapy program. Dr. Moses is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of SPIE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. LIFE: A Path for Sustainable,
Carbon-Free Energy Future Successful demonstration of ignition and net energy gain on NIF will be a major step towards determining the feasibility of ICF and will focus the world’s attention on the possibility of laser fusion energy options. Achieving ignition will be enabling for Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE), a promising laser fusion-driven energy option that we have been exploring. This talk will focus on NIF’s scientific potential and introduces an LLNL-developed approach to generating carbon-free, safe, sustainable and economically competitive power that builds on NIF technologies. The LIFE engine provides a neutron-rich fusion source and can be integrated into a system capable of generating several thousand megawatts of power that is passively safe and minimizes proliferation concerns associated with the nuclear fuel cycle. As such, LIFE can provide a sustainable, carbon-free energy generation solution in the 21st century. Conference Registration Information On-site registration will begin on Saturday afternoon, October 3, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. and continue each day from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We strongly encourage pre-registration, however, to take advantage of the “early bird” rate, and to avoid delays during the conference. U.S. participants can pay by company or personal check, or by credit card. Overseas participants may pay by credit card (we accept both MasterCard and VISA) or with U.S. dollars, traveler's checks, by draft on a U.S. bank, or with an international money order. If payment is made by transfer from a foreign bank, please include a copy of the transfer order. Checks should be made payable to ASPE (American Society for Precision Engineering). ASPE policy requires that all attendees
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sessions, refreshment breaks, lunches, reception, dinner, hospitality
hours and admission to the exhibits. In addition, all full-week participants
receive a copy of the Conference Proceedings on CD ROM, as well as a complimentary
year 2010 ASPE membership. Proceedings books may be ordered separately
and ahead of time on the Conference Registration form. Confirmations Refunds Pradeep K. Subrahmanyan, Chairman For additional meeting information please contact: ASPE Headquarters |
Dr.
Ed Moses is the Director for the National Ignition Facility and the Principal
Associate Director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
Livermore, California responsible for photon science and applications.
Dr. Moses was responsible for completing construction and activation of
the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world’s largest and most
energetic laser system and transforming into an experimental platform
for the broad national and international scientific user community. Experiments
on NIF will access high energy density and fusion regimes with direct
application to strategic security as well as applications for fusion energy
research, high energy density science, and astrophysics. Dr. Moses is
the National Director of the National Ignition Campaign to achieve fusion
ignition in the laboratory, the culmination of a 50-year quest. The NIF
and Photon Science principal directorate is also responsible for the development
of advanced diagnostics and laser technologies for homeland security,
competitiveness, and energy needs.