Biography
Wallace Manheimer (M’85–SM’86–friend’93–LF’14) received the S.B. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from MIT. Since 1970, he has been a Physicist (initially employed full time, currently a consultant) with the Plasma Physics Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. He has published over 150 scientific papers on such topics as magnetic fusion, inertial fusion, advanced microwave tubes, advanced radar systems, intense electron and ion beams, plasma processing, and a nuclear disturbed upper atmosphere, and the energy/climate dilemma. For about the past 20 years, he has researched fusion breeding that is the use of fusion reactors to generate nuclear fuel for conventional thermal nuclear reactors. He asserts that this could be a sustainable, midcentury, carbon free, affordable, and environmentally sound power source with little or no proliferation risk. He is a Life Fellow of APS. In 1996, he received the IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee Award.
(Based on document published on 23 October 2018)
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