Edmund Synakowski
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Physics
Research
Plasma turbulence, transport, and dynamics in magnetized, fusion-grade plasma systems.
General Information
Research leadership in universities (Stevens as well as two land grant universities); federal government (U.S. DOE); National Laboratory programs (Lawrence Livermore and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory); Research group leadership at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Experience
Vice President for Research, UNLV, 2021-2022
Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of Wyoming, 2017-2021
Associate Director of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, for Fusion Energy Sciences, 2009-2017
Director, Fusion Energy Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2006-2009
Head of Research, National Spherical Torus Experiment, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University 2000-2006
Research Physicist, all levels, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 1988-2000
Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of Wyoming, 2017-2021
Associate Director of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, for Fusion Energy Sciences, 2009-2017
Director, Fusion Energy Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2006-2009
Head of Research, National Spherical Torus Experiment, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University 2000-2006
Research Physicist, all levels, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 1988-2000
Appointments
Professor, Department of Physics
Professor, Department of Systems and Enterprises
Professor, Department of Systems and Enterprises
Honors and Awards
American Physical Society Prize (John Dawson Prize) for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Research (2001)
Princeton University’s Kaul Foundation Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Research and Technology Development (2000)
Fellowships: American Physical Society and the U.K.’s Institute of Physics
Donald Kerr Medal for Excellence in Physics (Johns Hopkins University)
Research (2001)
Princeton University’s Kaul Foundation Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Research and Technology Development (2000)
Fellowships: American Physical Society and the U.K.’s Institute of Physics
Donald Kerr Medal for Excellence in Physics (Johns Hopkins University)