Curriculum Vitae

Farrokh Najmabadi, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Center for Energy Research
University of California San Diego

Email: fnajmabadi@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7869
Fax: (858) 822-2120
 
Mailing address:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0407
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0407

Professional History:

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego (1995-present)

Director, Center for Energy Research, University of California, San Diego (2006-present)

Deputy Director, Center for Energy Research, University of California, San Diego (2004-2006)

Principal Institute Scientist, Institute of Plasma and Fusion Research, University of California, Los Angeles (1982-1994).

 

Education:

Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1982)

M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1977)

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tehran University (1976)

 

Research Interests:

Fusion energy and applied plasma physics;

Photonics: laser-matter and laser-plasma interaction;

 

Awards and Distinctions:

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Nuclear & Plasma Science Society Fusion Technology Award (2007).

Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Service Award (2006).

Fusion Power Associates Leadership Award (2004).

UCSD Outstanding Engineering Professor (2003).

American Nuclear Society Fusion Energy Division Outstanding Achievement Award (2002).

Fusion Power Associate David J. Rose Award of Excellence in Fusion Engineering (1995).

UCLA Management and Professional (MAP) award (1992).

 

Professional Societies:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member)

American Nuclear Society

American Physical Society

Tau Beta PI

Eta Kappa Nu

 

Professional Society Service

Vice Chair, Chair Elect, American Nuclear Society Fusion Energy Division (2007-2008).

IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society Distinguished Lecturer (2005-2006).

Chairman, Honors and Awards Committee, American Nuclear Society Fusion Energy Division (2003-present).

Member, American Nuclear Society Fusion Energy Division Executive Committee (2004-present).

District Director, Tau Bet Pi (2003-present).

Faculty Adviser, Tau Beta PI (2003-present).

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear and Plasma Science Society AdCom (1995-1998).

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standing Committee of Fusion Technology (1988-1998).

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Engineering Society Working Group on Advanced Source of Energy (1994-1999).

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Power Engineering Society Energy Development Subcommittee, Fusion Working Group (1994-1997).

 

University Service (selected)

Director, Center for Energy Research (2006-present).

Member, Chancellor’s Climate and Sustainability Institute Working Group (2007-present)

Member, ECE Department Faculty Council (2004-present).

Member, UCSD Council on Undergraduate Education (2004-present).

Member, UCSD Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Honors (2003-present).

Chairman, ECE Undergraduate Affairs Committee (2001-present).

Member, ECE Quality and Integrity Standards Committee (2002-present).

Member, JSOE Jacobs Scholars Selection Committee (2003).

Member, JSOE Committee on Senior Survey (2003).

Member, ECE Undergraduate Affairs Committee (2000).

ECE Undergraduate Adviser (1999-present).

Member, ECE Safety Committee (1999-present).

Member, Fusion Research Council, Center for Energy Research (1996-present).

Member, MAE Department Faculty Search Committee (2000).

Member, UCSD Representative Assembly (1997-1999).

Alternative member, UCSD Representative Assembly (1996).

 

Review/Advisory Panels (selected)

Member, DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) Panel on Strategic Planning (2007).

Member, DOE Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) Physics Validation Review Committee (2003).

Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Fusion Science and Technology (2000-present).

Member, DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) Panel on Fusion Development Path Strategy, (2002-2003).

Member, DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) Panel on US Burning Plasma Strategy, (2002).

International Task Leader, International Energy Agency (IEA) Cooperative agreement on the Environmental, Safety, and Economics Aspects of Fusion Energy, Task 9 (2002-present).

National Coordinator, Advanced Design Studies, DOE Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Virtual Laboratory for Technology (1998-present).

Member, National Stellarator Program Planning Committee (1998-present).

Founding Member, National Spherical Tokamak Experiment (NSTX) Program Advisory Committee (1996-2000).

Chairman, DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Sub-panel of Advanced Operational Capabilities of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, ITER (1997).

Member, Continuing Committee on Scientific Issues of DOE Fusion Energy Advisory Committee (1995-1997).

Chairman, DOE Fusion Energy Advisory Committee Panel on Strategies for U.S. Fusion Alternative Concept Research, (1996);

Member, Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) Program Advisory Committee (1992-1995);

Member, Princeton Beta Experiment (PBX-M) Program Advisory Committee (1992-1995);

Testified as Expert, Subcommittee on Energy, US House of Representative (August 2, 1994).

Member, DOE Fusion Energy Advisory Committee Panel of Inertial Fusion Confinement Research - Panel 7 (1993);

Member, US Department of Energy Committee for Design Review of the Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX). Also, Chairman of Sub-committee on Plasma Physics Issues (March 28 - April 1, 1993);

Member, US Department of Energy National Task Force on post-TFTR Initiatives (10/91 - 6/92).

 

Editorship

O. Motijima, A. Sagara, S. Imagawa, T. Mito, T. Hamajima, and F. Najmabadi (Eds.), “Proc. of the 15th International Toki Conference on Fusion and Advanced Technology”, December 6-9, 2005, Toki-city, Japan, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 81, Nov. 2006.

F. Najmabadi (Ed.), "Special Issue on ARIES-IFE," Fusion Science and Technology, 46(3), 2004.

F. Najmabadi (Ed.), "Topical Issue on the ARIES-ST Spherical Tokamak Power Plant Study," Fusion Engineering and Design, 65, 2003.

I. Cook, F. Najmabadi, and Y. Seki (Eds.), "Proc. of the 5th International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee Meeting and Workshop on Fusion Reactor Design and Technology," UKAEA Fusion, Culham Science Centre, United Kingdom, Fusion Engineering and Design, 48, 2000.

F. Najmabadi (Ed.), "Proc. of the 4th International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee Meeting and Workshop on Fusion Reactor Design and Technology," University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A., September 1993, Fusion Engineering and Design, 25, 1994.

R. W. Conn and F. Najmabadi (Eds.), "Topical Issue on the TITAN Reversed-Field-Pinch Fusion-Reactor Study," Fusion Engineering and Design, 23, 1993.

D. Vollath, K. Herschback, H. Kleykamp, C. Wassilew, and F. Najmabadi (Eds.), "Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-2)" (Karlsruhe, Germany, June 2-7, 1991), North Holland, Amsterdam, 1991.