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Steve Zinkle accepts award from Steve Dean

Zinkle Receives 2016 Leadership Award From Fusion Power Associates

Steve Zinkle, UT/ORNL Governor’s Chair professor in the Nuclear Engineering Department, received the 2016 Leadership Award from Fusion Power Associates (FPA) at its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on December 13-14, 2016. FPA Leadership Awards have been given annually since 1980 to recognize persons who have shown outstanding leadership qualities in accelerating the development of fusion as a commercial power source. Zinkle is cited for “the leadership [he has] provided over many years on the important issues associated with materials for future fusion power plants” and noting especially “[his] many scientific contributions to the physical metallurgy of structural materials, the effects of neutron irradiation on materials, and [his] participation in, and leadership of, many fusion community workshops and program reviews.”