Michael Dunne
Associate Laboratory Director for LCLS, Professor of Photon Science
Professional and Biographical Information
- B.Sc. Physics, Imperial College London, 1990
- PhD, Imperial College, London, Plasma Physics 1995
- Plasma Physics Research/Capability and Strategy Management, AWE Aldermaston, UK, 1995-2004
- Visiting Professor of Physics, Imperial College, London, 2003 - 2014
- Director, Central Laser Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK, 2005-2010
- Director, Photon Science Department, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK, 2007-2010
- International Project Leader for the European project 'HiPER'
- Director, Laser Fusion Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2010 - 2014
- Program Director, HAPLS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2013 - 2014
- Professor of Photon Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, 2014 - present
- Associate Laboratory Director for Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2014 - present
- Meet the Director, Mike Dunne. DOE Office of Science, August 28, 2019
- SPIE Profile
- Stanford University Biographical Statement
- Stanford University Profile
Honors and Awards
- Charlie Martin Award from AWE Aldermaston 2003
- Daiwa Adrian Prize for UK-Japan collaborative science 2007
- Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award from Fusion Power Associates 2011
- Member of: AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
- APS (American Physical Society)
- EPS (European Physical Society)
- SPIE (the International Society for Optical Engineering)
- IOP (the UK Institute of Physics)
- Fellow (FRSA), Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce 2009-present
- Awardee, US Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award, National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory Team 2021
Patents
Mike Dunne. "United States Patent 11387007 Inertial Confinement Fusion system which decouples life-limited components from plant availability", Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Jul 12, 2022
Publications
Presentations
- HiPER and the Quest for fusion energy. August 26, 2010
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