ScD, nuclear engineering and experimental plasma physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967
BS, engineering physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1962
He worked in 1967 and 1968 on the magnetic fusion project at Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
In 1968, he joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where has has specialized in magnet design (yin-yang magnet concept) development of direct conversion of fusion plasma energy to electrical energy and power plant design
He was the project leader for Inertial Fusion Energy power production - the HYLIFE-II project
He is registered in the state of California as a professional nuclear engineer and is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Nuclear Society