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Richard Hawryluk
TFTR was the largest magnetic confinement fusion facility in the United States with an operating budget of up to $80M and was the only U.S. facility to operate with deuterium and tritium (D-T). TFTR achieved world-record values of fusion power and made fundamental contributions to the understanding of high=-temperature plasmas. PBX-M was a flexible intermediate tokamak experiment used to study advanced plasma control to enhance plasma performance. Off-site research is conducted at the principal fusion facilities in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Hawryluk served from 1991 to 1997 as Head and from 1990 to 1991 as deputy Head of the TFTR Project, where he led the preparations for the D-T experiments resulting in TFTR being upgraded to a Category 3 Nuclear Facility after and extensive safety review. from 1986 to 1991, Dr. Hawryluk was Head of the TFTR Tokamak Operations Branch, where he implemented a graded approach to Conduct of Operations in preparation for the D-T experiments, which was favorably reviewed by the Department of Energy's Tiger Team. Dr. Hawryluk's efforts led to increased availability of TFTR and decreased operating costs. Between 1983 and 1986, as Head of the TFTR Physics Operations Branch, Dr. Hawryluk led the effort to begin plasma operations and implemented advanced plasma control systems. He made significant contributions to the research program in the areas of transport studies and the development of advanced operating regimes. Prior to 1983, Dr. Hawryluk held a number of research positions with increasing levels of responsibility. During this period, he contributed to the research program on TFT and other experiments at PPPL. Before joining PPPL in 1974, he served as staff consultant at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Hawryluk received a Ph.D. in physics in 1974 and M.S. and B.S. degrees in physics in 1972, al from MOT. He has published more than 150 research papers in journals and conference proceedings. He has served on many advisory and review committees, including two FESAC panels on burning plasma experiments, and was co-chair of the 1999 Fusion Snowmass meeting. He was recipient of the Kaul Foundation Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research and Technology in 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy Distinguished Associate Award in 1995, and the American Physical Society Prize for Excellence in Plasma PHysics in 1988. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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Dr. Hawryluk is a leader in magnetic fusion energy research whose career in the filed spans some 30 years. His principal research interest have included transport and heating studies of high-temperature plasmas, and he has developed plasma control systems for tokamak magnetic fusion devices. Presently, Dr. Hawryluk serves as Deputy Director of PPPL, where he is responsible for all operations. Prior to this, as Head of the PPPL Plasma Confinement Department (1994-1997), he was responsible for the Laboratory's magnetic fusion devices, including the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR), the Princeton Beta Experiment-Modification (PBX-M), and off-site research.