Mohamed Abdou, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been selected to receive the 2016 Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career Award.
The award, the most prestigious in the nuclear fusion field, has has given annually since 1987 to individuals who “have made distinguished, life-long, career contributions to fusion development." The award recognizes Abdou’s leadership and scientific contributions for future fusion power plants. He is the director of the Fusion Science and Technology Center at UCLA as well as the Center for Energy Science and Technology Advanced Research.
Fusion Power Associates is a research and educational foundation that disseminates information internationally on the status of fusion development and other applications of plasma science and fusion research.
