I heard that ED Moses resigned today. If true, can you supply any of the details? If false, can you supply any of the facts to the contrary?
Tri-Valley Cares needs to be on this if they aren't already. We need to make sure that NNSA and LLNL does not make good on promises to pursue such stupid ideas as doing Plutonium experiments on NIF. The stupidity arises from the fact that a huge population is placed at risk in the short and long term. Why do this kind of experiment in a heavily populated area? Only a moron would push that kind of imbecile area. Do it somewhere else in the god forsaken hills of Los Alamos. Why should the communities in the Bay Area be subjected to such increased risk just because the lab's NIF has failed twice and is trying the Hail Mary pass of doing an SNM experiment just to justify their existence? Those Laser EoS techniques and the people analyzing the raw data are all just BAD anyways. You know what comes next after they do the experiment. They'll figure out that they need larger samples. More risk for the local population. Stop this imbecilic pursuit. They wan...
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Edward Moses to lead Fusion Ignition Science and Applications research effort -- Jeff Wisoff appointed acting principal associate director of NIF & Photon Science
Lynda L Seaver, LLNL, (925) 423-3103, seaver1@llnl.gov
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Edward Moses
Jeff Wisoff
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Edward Moses, the principal associate director for the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate, will be taking a new position to lead a two-year effort to explore the science and applications of ignition, including the commercial prospects for laser inertial fusion energy. In this role, Moses will bring together academia, national and international laboratories, commercial, utility and other interests to enable the maturation of the science, engineering and technology needed to understand and exploit fusion technologies and fusion energy.
"Ed has been selected for this exciting opportunity and responsibility because of his unique experience and leadership capabilities demonstrated during the design, construction, commissioning and operation of the NIF," Lab Director Parney Albright said.
Moses is a recognized world leader in fusion research and development, laser science and technology, and industrial partnerships and project management. Under his watch, the Laboratory has advanced support of strategic national missions through the development of high-impact, high energy density science and technology. Moses has made seminal contributions in high energy, high peak power, high average power, and short wavelength lasers and light sources and associated technologies for a variety of missions, and has been responsible for developing a robust work-for-others portfolio.
Moses said: "This is a pivotal time for this field. Experimental results obtained at NIF have given us confidence that our inertial confinement fusion program is making great progress. We have demonstrated self-heating of an ignition target. I am looking forward to working with others to bring to fruition the 50-year goal of fusion energy."
Albright said: "We are committed to charting a course that takes advantage of the rapid progress we are making."
Norman Pattiz, chairman of the LLNS Board of Governors, said: "Ed is uniquely qualified to lead this important effort. He has our full support to embark on this exciting assignment and opportunity. We look forward to the creation of expanded partnerships with academia, the commercial sector, the national laboratories and the international community to address the grand challenges and expand the boundaries of high energy density science and fusion energy."
Albright has appointed Jeff Wisoff, currently serving as the NIF&PS principal deputy, as acting principal associate director. Wisoff came to the Laboratory in 2001 from NASA, is a veteran of four space shuttle flights and three spacewalks and is formerly a member of the faculty at Rice University. Wisoff brings deep expertise in laser science and engineering, long experience with the NIF project and management of the directorate, broad knowledge of the Laboratory's programmatic and operational initiatives and exceptional technical and leadership skills.
The new assignments are effective immediately.
Has anybody heard a story of him funneling a subcontract to his son-in-law? Wouldn't that mean the IG or even the FBI would be all over him and LLNL?
October 2, 2013 at 8:10 AM
Those at the top in many corporations and in government get away with murder all the time. Moses is just one of the good old boy clan of crooks like any worthless politician.
3X over budget? I heard it started a $1B and now the tax payer has spent $7.5B. I hope the funds get cut off 100% from "any" resources foreign and domestic.
October 2, 2013 at 9:08 AM
"I heard..."?? What, you were too lazy to actually look up the facts? Sorry, but "I heard..." is a prelude to gossip, not to a serious conversation.
October 2, 2013 at 8:06 PM
If that is why they want to be in management, then they are automatically disqualified from being in management. Would YOU want a manager who got into management for that reason?? Your acquaintances should be discouraged in no uncertain terms, and someone should explain to them that they are (trying to be) part of the problem.
October 2, 2013 at 8:40 PM"
Of course what you are saying is correct, however management is viewed very differently at the labs. The management sees itself as the sole goal that anyone would want to be at the lab. There are winners and losers and managers are winners. Once you are in management you reap the rewards which includes not having to work hard, big money, the ability to abuse, travel, and being in an exclusive club where you do not have to talk with or interact with works. Part of the constant management training is about loyalty, but only loyalty to the management hierarchy and the management class.
"Of course what you are saying is correct, however management is viewed very differently at the labs. The management sees itself as the sole goal that anyone would want to be at the lab. There are winners and losers and managers are winners. Once you are in management you reap the rewards which includes not having to work hard, big money, the ability to abuse, travel, and being in an exclusive club where you do not have to talk with or interact with works. Part of the constant management training is about loyalty, but only loyalty to the management hierarchy and the management class."
This is a very accurate characterization.
So, that's the crux of the problem. What's the solution? How can we change this sickness in the culture? Is the solution organizational? Structural? Incentives? Disincentives? Change in management? Change driven by board of directors? Driven by Gov?
We need to fix it. The rate at which very short-sighted people are jumping into management is alarming. They are accelerating the death spiral we're in. Worst I've seen things in my 30 years.
They have now spent about $7.5B and have nothing. How long are the tax payers and congress going to continue funding instead of requiring mandatory dismantling.
Same across the 1 square mile lab. The non-producing management flourishes and the innovators wither.
Oh, wait, you mean Ed is his first name? Why do you call him by his first name? I thought you meant Mr. Ed.
Do they care about science? No. Do they care about national security? No, except when it makes them money. What is their biggest motivator? Preserve the status quo, and by that I mean the check they all get for "managing" these labs. (Even though they are "managing" them straight into the ground.)
Everyone thinks corporations are "more efficient" than government agencies. No, they are simply better at making money. They will do whatever it takes to maximize their cut of the profit, even if that means wasting money to reduce their own liability. You remember all those idiotic "safety" classes? Who do you think those are really meant to protect?
Do they care about science? No. Do they care about national security? No, except when it makes them money. What is their biggest motivator? Preserve the status quo, and by that I mean the check they all get for "managing" these labs. (Even though they are "managing" them straight into the ground.)
Everyone thinks corporations are "more efficient" than government agencies. No, they are simply better at making money. They will do whatever it takes to maximize their cut of the profit, even if that means wasting money to reduce their own liability. You remember all those idiotic "safety" classes? Who do you think those are really meant to protect?