Dr. David A. Hammer

Cornell

J. Carlton Ward, Jr. Professor of Nuclear Energy Engineering at Cornell and Director of the Laboratory of Plasma Studies; he initiated Cornell's X-pinch program reaching ~15 million K, and has authored 210 refereed articles (H-index 43).

Education

Ph.D., Applied Physics — Cornell (1969)
B.S., Physics — Caltech (1964)

Honors & Highlights

Distinguished Career Award, Fusion Power Associates (2018)
IEEE Plasma Science & Applications Award (2004)

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