Wilhelm B. Gauster retired in December 2005 from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he last served as senior manager and deputy director.

Prior to that, he was deputy director of the Physical and Chemical Sciences Center, where he managed nanoscience activities for defense program applications. Gauster has served as a member of numerous editorial boards and advisory panels, as an adjunct professor, visiting scientist, and deputy in the US and in Germany. He was a member of the Department of Energy Magnetic Fusion Advisory Committee and received the Department of Energy Distinguished Associate Award.

Gauster received an A.B. in applied physics from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Tennessee.

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