Back Row: M. Michalak, A. McEvoy, G. Emmert, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, G. Kulcinski, J. Santarius, R. Bonomo. Front Row: L. Garrison, C Schuff, H. Schmitt, K. Hall. Education: PhD 1965, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Energy policy; Magnetic/inertial fusion reactor systems studies; Radiation damage and nuclear materials; Lunar mining of helium-3. Additional Experience: Battelle Northwest Lab; Bechtel Corporation; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Karlsruhe Nuclear Laboratory, Germany. Summary: Gerald L. Kulcinski is currently the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Kulcinski is also the Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and the Director of the Fusion Technology Institute. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1993 and was awarded the NASA Public Service Medal in 1993. He has been a Fellow in the American Nuclear Society since 1978. Professor Kulcinski's research involves energy policy and developing fusion reactors as future sources of clean, safe and economical energy. His specific interests are in using advanced fuels such as D-3He to generate electricity. The D-3He fuel cycle has on the order of 1 percent of its energy in neutrons instead of the 80 percent typical of the DT cycle. Other research includes designing and analyzing Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) reactors and materials problems associated with ICF and MCF (Magnetically Confined Fusion) reactors. Research into the mining of 3He on the moon is another area of interest for Kulcinski. He serves on advisory boards to U.S. National Laboratories and the Department of Energy. Education: B.Sc, 1957, California Institute of Technology; PhD 1964, Geology, Harvard Univ. Additional Experience: Chair, NASA Advisory Council; Former U.S. Senator, New Mexico, 1977-1983. Summary: Professor Schmitt is a consultant engaged in research with the Fusion Technology Institute on the utilization of resources from space, including the feasibility of using helium-3 from the moon to supply energy on Earth. He served as US Senator of New Mexico from 1977 to 1983, making him well versed in the politics of science in the US. He also teaches a popular course, Resources from Space. An astronaut on the Apollo 17 mission to the moon, Schmitt has first-hand knowledge of the space environment. His 2006 book on lunar helium-3 fueled fusion power, entitled 'Return to the Moon – Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space' (Springer) summarizes the case for investor funded acquisition of lunar resources. Education: BS 1973, Physics, California Institute of Technology; PhD 1979, Physics, University of Texas at Austin. Active Research Fields: Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion and applications; Magnetized-target fusion plasma physics; Magnetized fusion reactor design; Lunar volatiles, particularly helium-3; Space applications of fusion power and propulsion; Inertial-confinement fusion plasma physics. Summary: Investigate inertial-electrostatic confinement—including modeling UW experiments—for production of (a) neutrons for detection of highly enriched uranium, special nuclear material, and other clandestine materials plus (b) protons for creation of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine. Most of my career at UW has been in plasma physics and engineering research for magnetic confinement, inertial-electrostatic confinement, inertial confinement, and magnetized target fusion. In 1986, Layton Wittenberg, Jerry Kulcinski, and I published the initial paper connecting the large lunar resource of helium-3 with its potential use in D-3He fusion reactors. D-3He magnetic fusion reactors appear able to provide propulsion capabilities dramatically more efficient for long-range space travel than those of chemical, fission, and D-T fusion rockets. The interesting nonlinear physics of radiation transport and shock-wave propagation must be understood for viable inertial-fusion reactors to be designed. My research in this area focuses on working with our 1-D radiation hydrodynamics code, BUCKY. Education: BS, Engineering Science, University of California-Berkeley; PhD, 1968, Stevens Institute of Technology. Fields of Interest: Theoretical plasma physics; Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion; Plasma-wall interactions; Magnetic fusion reactor design; Space applications of fusion. Additional Experience: United Aircraft Corporation; Max Planck Institut fuer Plasmaphysik; Consultant to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Fusion Power Associates, and Prentice Hall Publishing Co. Summary: Gilbert Emmert is Professor of Engineering Physics (emeritus). He retired in 2001 after 33 years on the faculty of the Engineering Physics department, including 9 years as department chair. His research activity has been primarily in the areas of plasma-wall interactions and magnetic fusion reactor design. Since retirement he has been active in theoretical modeling of inertial-electrostatic confinement devices. Education: BS 1978 in Electrical Engineering from Case Institute of Technology; MS 1980 in Electrical Engineering (Controlled Fusion Plasma Physics) - University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Controlled Nuclear Fusion; Spacecraft Propulsion; Alternative Energy Technology; Alternative Transportation Technology and Systems. Additional Experience: Madison Post Masters work at UW (currently ABD) in Fusion Plasmas with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. Summary: Rich joined the Fusion Technology Institute in February of 2008 as a researcher and laboratory manager. Graduate school and career research includes magnetic confinement of ionized gases, the UW Hybrid Electric Vehicle project, the UW Powertrain Control Research Laboratory, and the UW Space Astronomy Laboratory. Education: B.S. Physics, B.S. Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Currently working towards Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Fields of Interest: Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; Magnetic Fusion; Energy Policy. Additional Experience: P-24 Plasma Physics Group - Los Alamos National Laboratory. Matt Michalak, Lauren Garrison, Craig Schuff, Aaron McEvoy, Karla Hall, Aaron Olson, Matt Jasica, Aaron Fancher. Kyle Mayer. Education: BS 1975, Physics, Ripon College. Fields of Interest: Steady state fusion; Advanced fuels. Additional Experience: Electronics Technician: UC Berkeley; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; DIII-D Tokamak, General Atomics. Education: Working towards a BS in Engineering Mechanics and a certificate in Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Fusion energy applications; Lunar mining; Space exploration tourism. Summary: Final year undergraduate student with experience working two summers and a semester for United Space Alliance, NASA's space shuttle contractor in Houston, Texas. Education: Working towards BS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Non-Terrestrial Resources; Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion. Summary: Worked with the IEC group since fall of 2005. Served in the 82nd Airborne Division for five years. Currently on active duty in the United States Army. Education: Graduated with PhD in Nuclear Engineering, May 2004. Thesis Topic: The Fusion of Advanced Fuels to Produce Medical Isotopes Using Inertial Electrostatic Confinement. Employment: Currently employed at Sandia National Laboratory. Education: Graduated with PhD in Physics, May 2004. Thesis Topic: Diagnostic Study of Steady State Advanced Fuel (D-D and D-3He) Fusion in an IEC Device. Employment: Currently employed at Micron Technology. Education: Graduated with Masters in Nuclear Engineering, May 2003. Thesis Topic: The Production of 13N from Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion. Employment: Major in the United States Army, working for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Education: Graduated with Masters in Nuclear Engineering, May 2005. Thesis Topic: Explosives Detection. Employment: Teaching physics at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Education: Masters 2007, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Employment: Currently employed at Sandia National Laboratory. Education: BS 1999, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; BS 1999, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS 2001, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; PhD 2006, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion; Space travel; Computers; Environmental aspects of nuclear power. Summary: Began at UW-Madison in 1994, worked on HST data searching for magnetic monopoles under Professor Wilmer Anderson (Hilldale Fellowship recipient), and joined the Fusion Technology Institute in nuclear engineering. Education: BS 2003, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; PhD 2007, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Fusion material research; Advanced fuel fusion; Space propulsion. Summary: Began working with the IEC group in September 1999. Currently employed at Phoenix Nuclear Laboratory. Education: B.Sc.E - Electrical Physics, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada; B.A. Spanish Language and Literature, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada; Working towards M.Sc/Ph.D., Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Fields of Interest: Nuclear Fusion; Measurement and Automation; Programming; Energy Policy. Additional Experience: Plasma Physics Laboratory - University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Working towards Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Fields of Interest: Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion for Near-term Applications; Fissile Material Detection; Nuclear Fusion for Energy Generation; Energy Policy. Additional Experience: Electrical Engineer - Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Publications: 'System and Method for Controlling the Width of Web Material', US Patent 7014083, Canadian Patent 2470482; 'Web Inspection Using Gradient-Indexed Optics', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 41, Issue 6, Nov 2005, pp. 1476-1482. Summary: Research focuses on using IEC devices for Special Nuclear Material (SNM) detection and transport container interrogation through MCNP gamma and neutron transport simulations. Education: BS in Physics from John Carroll University in Cleveland OH; MS-Nuclear Engineering/Engineering Physics from University of Wisconsin Madison. Fields of Interest: IEC Fusion Applications; Innovative Confinement Concepts for Fusion Energy; Energy Policy; Space Applications of Plasma Physics; Innovative Energy Conversion Schemes. Summary: Research in the IEC group since 2003 focusing on plasma physics of the source region of IEC-1, the high energy core, and direct conversion of high energy protons from fusion reactions to electricity. Additional work was conducted at the University of California, Irvine on an FRC device for colliding beam fusion. Education: 2005 B.S. Physics - Hillsdale College; 2007 M.S. Nuclear Engineering - University of Wisconsin - Madison; Working towards PhD, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Fields of Interest: Ion implantation studies for fission and fusion materials; Advanced fuels fusion and applications in an IEC device; Indirect and direct drive inertial confinement fusion concepts. Summary: Joined the UW IEC group in fall 2005 focusing on materials testing of Gen IV reactor cladding and ICF first wall armor concepts. Education: BS 2000, Manufacturing Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Stout; PhD, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Fields of Interest: Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion; Application of fusion technologies for electrical energy production, medical applications and space propulsion; Charged Particle Accelerators; Energy and Science Policy. Summary: Joined the IEC research group in May 2005 researching D-3He advanced fuel reactions for the production of medical radionuclides. Education: B.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Fields of Interest: Inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion. Summary: Graduated UIUC with honors in Nuclear Engineering (Plasma and Fusion Sciences concentration). Conducted undergraduate research on SPARCS and XCEED in the Plasma Materials Interactions Group and worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Fusion Energy Division on high voltage RF breakdown. Education: 2004, B.S. Engineering Physics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL; 2008, M.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Currently working towards Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fields of Interest: Space exploration and exploitation; IEC Fusion; 3rd generation fusion fuels. Summary: Eric C. Alderson pursued engineering physics and was drawn to the Fusion Technology Institute and UW-Madison through papers on Lunar He-3 fusion.