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Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition

Tammy Ma

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

Ignition Achieved: Next Steps in the Path toward an Inertial Fusion Energy Future

The 5x achievement of ignition on the NIF lays the groundwork to explore laser inertial fusion as a path toward clean, abundant, safe energy for climate and energy security. We will discuss the international landscape.

About the Speaker

Dr. Tammy Ma is the Lead for the Inertial Fusion Energy Initiative at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and is a member of the team that achieved fusion ignition in December 2022 at the National Ignition Facility.  Tammy currently sits on the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC), providing advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on complex scientific and technological issues related to fusion energy and plasma research. She has authored over 200 journal publications, and is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering.

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