Representatives for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the University gathered Jan. 28 for a ceremony to sign the recently announced five-year contract for Princeton to continue managing the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL).

Seated, from left, are: Marlene Martinez, contracting officer, DOE Chicago Office; Raymond Kimble, contracting officer, DOE Princeton Site Office; A.J. Stewart Smith, University dean for research; and Stewart Prager, PPPL director. Standing, from left, are: Kim Tafe, contracting officer, DOE Princeton Site Office; Greg Pitonak, deputy, DOE Princeton Site Office; Jerry Faul, manager, DOE Princeton Site Office; John DeLooper, PPPL associate director for best practices and external affairs, and proposal manager; and Clayton Marsh, University counsel.

Jan. 28 ceremony to sign the recently announced five-year contract (photo: Brian Wilson)