MICHAEL MAUEL, Sc.D. received his doctorate from MIT in 1983 and joined the faculty of Columbia University in 1985 where he is Professor of Applied Physics and Chair of the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. Dr. Mauel's research specialty is high temperature plasma physics, and he explores plasma instability control and the application of space physics to laboratory confinement. Mauel was named Teacher of the Year at Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, and was awarded the Rose Prize for Excellence in Fusion Engineering and a Certificate of Appreciation by the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Mauel is a fellow of the American Physical Society and served as Chair of the APS Division of Plasma Physics and on several advisory committees addressing fusion energy science, plasma physics, and education.