W7-X Control Room (IMAGE) DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Caption In the W7-X control room behind the button that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will use to activate the W7-X hydrogen plasma are from left: Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences in the DOE's Office of Science Ed Synakowski; and physicist Novimir Pablant, Hutch Neilson, head of advanced projects and the coordinator of the U.S. collaboration at the W7-X, and physicist Sam Lazerson, of PPPL. Credit Photo by Glen Wurden, Los Alamos National Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.