Dr. Wen L. Hsu is Manager of Remote Sensing and Energetic Materials at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore CA. Dr. Hsu manages a multi-million dollar program to develop fiber lasers, a game-changing technology that could revolutionize high-power laser technology. This program is well recognized by the international community and has attracted direct funding from the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Dr. Hsu received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1976. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences in 1978 and 1981, respectively from Princeton University. He accepted a research position at Sandia National Laboratories immediately after receiving his doctorate and started work on magnetic fusion research and made several innovative research and critical discoveries in edge-plasma physics and plasma-material interactions. In the late 1980s, Dr. Hsu began research on the growth of crystalline diamond films by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), developing a unique molecular beam mass spectrometry diagnostic tool to measure the concentration of reactive chemical species in CVD reactors with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy.
Dr. Hsu was promoted to Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia in 1990 in recognition of his excellence and leadership in research. In the early 1990s, Dr. Hsu became interested in the impact of science and technology on society and government policies. He participated in the government initiated US/China Lab-to-Lab program to engage Chinese government decision-makers on arms control. He conducted several studies on the Chinese nuclear industry, its origin, governing bodies, and future direction. He became an expert on this subject and briefed the Department of Energy, the State Department, the National Regulatory Commission, and many non-government organizations.
Dr. Hsu has been active in community services promoting diversity. At the height of the Wen Ho Lee case, Dr. Hsu was invited to speak at the 2000 Symposium sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Engineers, USA/ACES New Mexico Chapter. Subsequently, he was invited to participate in a panel discussion at the 22nd National Meeting of the Organization of Chinese Americans. He serves on the Board of Directors and as past President of the Chinese American Political Association (CAPA).
Dr. Hsu has written over 100 published papers, been awarded two patents, and filed four Sandia technical disclosures. He was co-editor of a two-volume Plasma-Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices from the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Plasma-Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices, and contributed to a chapter in the Handbook of Thin Film Process Technology. He served on the National Material Advisory Board’s Committee, the Workshop Program Committee for Physics Approaches; and committees of the American Vacuum Society. He is currently a member of the American Physical Society and the SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering.
Wen was born in Taiwan, grew up in the Philippines, spent a year in Malaysia/Singapore, and eventually came to the US finishing his senior year in high school. He has two children, Lawrence 21, and Julia 19.
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