Vasilij A GlukhikhDr. Glukhikh graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic Institute with an Engineering Physics honours diploma and joined the Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus as an Engineer. He was later promoted to Senior Engineer, LaboratoryHead and then Deputy Director. He held the position of Director of the institute from 2974 to 2003, before becoming a scientific supervisor until 2016. Dr. Glukhikh was also a Professor and Associate Member of the USSR Academy of Science and a Member of the Academy of Sciences, before becoming the head of development of the first Soviet toroidal fusion facility Alpha, tokamaks T-15 and TSP and inertial fusion facility Angara-5. He has been awarded the Prize of the International Association of Fusion Scientists (1986), Lenin Prize (1984), State Prizes of the USSR (1972) and Russia (1997), 5 orders and several medals. Read More Read Less