Gene H. McCall

Dr. McCall’s illustrious career includes positions such as Chief Scientist with Air Force Space Command, leader of the Laser Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, consultant to the Department of Energy and Defense Science Board, and Chairman of the Technology Assistance Panel for the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office. He is a visiting professor of physics at Imperial College (London), a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation.

At Los Alamos, he was one of the founders of the Inertial Fusion Program, where he and a small group of collaborators designed and built the first high-power Nd: Glass laser to be used for fusion research. Dr. McCall was awarded the prestigious E. O. Lawrence Award for contributions to National Security. He has also received Distinguished Performance Awards from the Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Dr. McCall is an instrument-rated pilot, has authored approximately 100 scientific papers, and holds four patents.