A Princeton University professor has been awarded the 2018 Distinguished Career Award for his research that opened new paths in the study of plasma science and controlled fusion energy.
Nat Fisch, who is a professor of astrophysical sciences and the director of the Program in Plasma Physics at Princeton University, has been given the award by Fusion Power Associates (FPA), a research and educational foundation.
The award recognizes Fisch’s “many years of dedication to plasma science and its applications in many fields, and to advancing the prospects for fusion power” and “decades of career contributions as a scientist” including “role as an educator of a generation of younger scientists, upon whose shoulders the future of plasma science and fusion depends.”
The award will be presented to Fisch in Washington, D.C., at FPA’s 39th annual meeting and symposium in December.