John D. Lindl | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Education | Cornell University (B.S.) Princeton University (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Awards | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plasma physics |
Thesis | Turbulent electron viscosity due to electrostatic instabilities in plasmas with large current shears (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | John M. Dawson |
John D. Lindl (born July 27, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American physicist who specializes in inertial confinement fusion (ICF).[1] He is currently the chief scientist of the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[2]