Don Spong

Don Spong (Univ. of Arizona B.S. 1970., Univ. of Michigan Ph.D., 1976) continues research in magnetic fusion energy at ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). He works on a variety of theory/modeling topics, including plasma stability of ignited plasmas, stellarator optimization, stellarator stability and transport. In 2007 Don was a visiting professor for three months at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Toki, Japan. His website is at: http://www.ornl.gov/fed/Theory/stci/stellarator_theory.html.