subject: General Atomics is the World's Leading Resources for High-Technology Systems [print this page] General Atomics was founded originally in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics. General Atomics ("GA") and its affiliated companies now constitute one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to electromagnetic systems, remotely operated surveillance aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electronic, wireless and laser technologies.
General Atomics had an initial charter to explore peaceful uses of atomic energy. Leading scientists came to GA, forming the nucleus of a staff, which, including affiliated companies, currently numbers about 5,000. GA carries out the largest and most successful nuclear fusion program in private industry. The company has been the primary developer of modular helium-cooled nuclear power reactor systems, and its TRIGA research reactors have operated around the world for over 45 years. GA and its affiliated entities also manufacture, operate, and service state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles, are engaged in uranium mining and processing, and provide nuclear instrumentation, aircraft launch and recovery systems, superconducting magnets, systems for hazardous material destruction, magnetic levitation systems, medical diagnostic products, information technology and many other products and services for government and industry.
E. Michael Campbell was the Senior Vice-President of Energy Group, General Atomics from the year 2005 to 2007. As the company's Senior Vice-President, E. Michael Campbell was responsible for management, revenue creation, strategic planning for Energy Group consisting of approximately 450 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff. He had extensive interactions with senior officials of DOE, DOD, Congress, National laboratories, Rosatom (Russia), KAERI (Korea), JAERI (Japan) and major US national security companies. E. Michael Campbell managed the divisions including Magnetic Fusion (DIIID tokomak operations and research program, ITER support, Theory and Computations), Inertial Fusion Technology (target development and fabrication in support of SSP, mass production and injection of targets in support if inertial fusion energy development, fast ignition concept support), thermo-chemical production of hydrogen, Photonics (laser weapons, advanced sensors, commercial lasers, diffractive optics, and Ultra-wide band radio/radar), high temperature fission reactors, and technology exploitation including high power microwave generation.
General Atomics is the World's Leading Resources for High-Technology Systems
