Background
Mattas, Richard Frank was born on September 14, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Joseph and Lillian (Sebek) Mattas.
nuclear energy industry executive
Mattas, Richard Frank was born on September 14, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Joseph and Lillian (Sebek) Mattas.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1969; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1974.
Laboratory assistant, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1969-1974; post-doctoral appointee, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1974-1975; metallurgist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1975-1981; principal investigator, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1981-1985; manager fusion blanket technical, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1985-1989; associate director fusion power, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, since 1989; senior scientist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1999. Task leader liquid metals technical International Energy Agency, Vienna, since 1993;chairman technical program International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Los Angeles, 1995. National coordinator Advanced Limiter-Disertor Program, since 1998.
Board directors Galena (Illinois) Territory Association, since 1997, vice president, since 2001. Member American Society for Metals, Fusion Power Associations, Driftless Area Ptnrship. Natural Resource Conservation Organization (vice chairman 1997-2002, chairman since 2002), Sierra Club.
Married Loretta Ann Urbaczewski, June 27, 1970.