Presenters

 

Dynamic Compression Summer School

2018 Summer School Presenters

A list of the the 2018 Presenters for the Dynamic Compression Summer School will be forthcoming.

Lorin Benedict

Staff Scientist, Deputy Group Leader of Equation and Materials Theory Group
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Topic: Fundamentals of matter at extreme conditions

Eric Brown

Division Leader, Explosive Science and Shock Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Topic: Mechanical engineering under dynamic compression

Daniel Casem

Research Scientist
Army Research Laboratory
Topic: Applications

Ellen Cerreta

Technical Staff Member / Scientist, Materials Science and Technology Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Topic: Los Alamos perspective for career opportunities in dynamic compression research

Michael Desjarlais

Senior Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
Topic: First-principles theory

Thomas Duffy

Professor, Department of Geosciences
Princeton University
Topic: Special topics in dynamic compression

Yogendra Gupta

Regents Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Director and Creighton Distinguished Professor, Institute for Shock Physics
Washington State University
Topic: Introduction to Dynamic Compression Science
More information about Dr. Gupta can be found here.

James Hawreliak

Associate Professor, Institute for Shock Physics
Washington State University
Topic: Warm Dense Matter at ISP
More information about Dr. Hawreliak can be found here.

Brian Jensen

Physicist / Team leader, Shock and Detonation Physics Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Topic: Applications of x-ray diagnostics to dynamic compression

Marcus Knudson

Research Professor, Institute for Shock Physics, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia
Washington State University, and Sandia National Laboratories
Topic: Diagnostics – traditional to emerging
More information about Dr. Knudson can be found here.

Richard Kraus

Research Staff, Physics Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Topic: Livermore perspective for career opportunities in dynamic compression research

Mukul Kumar

Research Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Topic: Materials science under dynamic compression
More information about Dr. Kumar can be found here.

Paulo Rigg

Manager, Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS)
Washington State University
Topic: Dynamic Compression Drivers
More information about Paulo Rigg can be found here.

Christopher Seagle

Staff Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
Topic: Sandia perspective for career opportunities in dynamic compression research

Nicholas Sinclair

Diagnostics/Detector Physicist, Dynamic Compression Sector
Washington State University
Topic: Introduction to x-ray diagnostics / DCS capabilities
More information about Nicholas Sinclair can be found here.

Stefan Turneaure

Senior Scientist, Institute for Shock Physics
Washington State University
Topic: Phase transitions under dynamic compression
More information about Dr. Turneaure can be found here.

June Wicks

Research Scientist, Department of Geosciences
Princeton University
Topic: Geophysics and dynamic compression