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30 min Zoom Call with Dr. Tammy Ma, Plasma Physicist at NIF
- Item Number
- 123
- Estimated Value
- 500 USD
- Sold
- 20 USD to vt948fe42
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
Dr. Tammy Ma is a plasma physicist at Lawrence Livermore’s National Ignition Facility, where she and a team of scientists run experiments aimed at achieving fusion ignition by using NIF’s 192 laser beams to compress fuel capsules containing deuterium and tritium (isotopes of hydrogen) in a process called inertial confinement fusion (ICF). The goal is to achieve sustained thermonuclear fusion, where the fuel fuses into heavier elements, and many times more energy is released than it took to initiate the reaction. The scientific and engineering challenges are vast, but the potential to produce abundant clean energy, as well as to better understand the physics of a process that powers all the stars in the universe is irresistible.
Dr. Ma is an advocate for effective science communication, providing congressional and executive branch briefs and testimony, appearing regularly in popular media, volunteering at science fairs, and speaking to groups that encourage women to participate in science. She made numerous appearances to communicate the importance of fusion and NIF’s ignition achievement, including with CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes, and can be found in multiple YouTube videos.
Dr. Ma is excited to chat with children and adults of any age on a wide range of topics, including her love of surfing, and working with the biggest lasers in the world. Ask her about the time President Obama gave her a medal!
Zoom call to be arranged for a time that is mutually convenient.
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Donated by Vi Tran.
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