2005 Distinguished
Alumni ~ Maurice Sabado
Co-honoree Maurice Sabado has been dedicated to
the advancement of science and technology for more than 30 years.
Currently Vice President of Technology Solutions at Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a research and
engineering firm in San Diego, Sabado has published more than 30
papers on fusion and biomedical technology and holds two patents.
From 1991 to 1998, Sabado led the management and operations of
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), an
international fusion energy project design integration center in San
Diego. The center provided interoperability with two international
centers separated by several times zones, enabling design
engineering around the clock. His team wrote and implemented
software to automatically integrate worldwide research and design
among the parties to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
of the United Nations protocol agreement.
This work followed design and construction of the Tokomak Fusion
Test Reactor at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory where he was the
Deputy Project Manager and Engineering Manager overseeing design and
construction.
Sabado has made technical and managerial contributions to
accelerator projects at major research facilities including the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Los Alamos National
Laboratory. Accelerator projects excite particles such as protons or
electrons to high velocities (almost the speed of light) with
electric fields and use magnetic fields to guide their direction so
they can interact with various targets such as tumors in cancer
treatment, weapons for defense or materials for research.
Sabado was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, and raised in Seattle. He
attended West Seattle High School before transferring to George
Cannon High School on Midway Island.
After a stint with the United States Navy Seabees—the Naval
Construction Force—as an engineering aide, he returned home to
Seattle and joined The Boeing Company as a draftsman. “I was rising
quickly at Boeing, and my wife encouraged me to return to school and
become an engineer,” says Sabado. “Highline represented the perfect
place to renew myself and demonstrate that I could handle
college-level work.” He graduated in 1970 with an associate’s degree
in mathematics.
Attending Highline has been a family affair. “Over 30 years ago, my
wife, Joan, and our sister-in-law Linda Sabado took art classes at
Highline,” says Sabado. “I have two brothers, Ron and Paul Sabado,
who also graduated from Highline.” Ron Sabado is now a tenured
faculty member in the Accounting department at Highline.
Maurice Sabado went on to the University of Washington and earned
his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a
member of the Engineering honor society.
He and his wife live in La Jolla, California, and have three grown
children and three granddaughters. He serves as a director on the
board of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, which furthers public
interest in science and technology, and is active in his church and
the Rotary Club.
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Last updated:
May 10, 2010
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