Background
Moir, Ralph Wayne was born on January 21, 1940 in Bellingham, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Francis LeRoy and Florence Augusta (Hershey) Moir.
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Ralph Wayne Moir
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Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1962; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Career
Postdoctoral researcher, Center Nuclear Studies, Atomic Energy Commission, Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France, 1967-1968; group leader in magnetic and inertial fusion energy, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1968; head fusion breeder program, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1979-1988.
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Membership
Board of directors Interfaith Housing, Inc., Livermore, since 1985, president 1991-1994. Fellow American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society (chairman fusion energy division 1993-1994). Member World Future Society, Negative Population Growth Society, Americans for Energy Independence, Americans for Nuclear Energy, Scientists and Engineers for Secure Energy, Sigma Xi, Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Grace Branstead, June 9, 1963. Children: Sara Louise, Steven Hershey, Christina Elizabeth.
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Unitarian -
Political Party
Republican