William C. Mead: Former President and Chief Scientist of

Adaptive Network Solutions Research

Education

B.S. in Physics, with Honors, Syracuse University, 1968

Ph.D. in Physics, Princeton University, 1974

Professional Experience

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), 1973-1983

• Many pioneering physics contributions to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)
  
• Lead Designer for Cairn 100X Campaign
  
• Argus Physics Project Leader
  
• Novette Scaling Project Leader
  

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), 1983-1994

• KrF Working Group Leader
  
• Target Physics and Design Section Leader
  
• Deputy Group Leader, X-1
  
• Coinventor of some capable NN's (including CNLS Net, and CHC Net)
  and several major, successful NN applications
  

ANSR, Inc., 1995-2010

• Founder, President, and Chief Scientist
  

Professional Societies

American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics (since 1973)

International Neural Network Society (1994-2010)

American Educational Research Association (1996-1998)

Academic and Professional Honors

Woodrow Wilson Fellow

Phi Beta Kappa, Valedictorian of college class

More than 20 invited and international talks

Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1987

Biographee of Marquis Who's Who in America since 2002

Publications and Patents

Over 40 refereed publications in professional journals and books

Author or coauthor of more than 200 other technical reports & talks

Coholder of patent for high gain target design in Inertial Confinement Fusion

More complete Curriculum Vitae available on request.

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