He was living in Toronto ON at the time of his recruitment into the navy. He was living in Toronto ON at the time of his recruitment into the navy. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto in 1968, he joined Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd as a scientist at Chalk River Laboratories doing research in particle solid interactions phenomena including plasma-wall interactions. He has held a number of university and visiting scientist positions including a year as visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. From 1987-1997 he was Director of Canada's national fusion program. He has represented Canada on a number of senior international committees including the International Fusion Research Council of the International Atomic Energy Agency of which he served as chair from, 1993 to 1998 and continues to represent Canada on the International Energy Agency's Fusion Power Coordinating Committee. He is a past President of the Canadian Nuclear Society and was a Director of the Canadian Nuclear Association. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Engineering Physics at McMaster University and consults on nuclear and energy topics through his company. |