LLNL’s Annie Kritcher named to TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world

Credit: Photo by Blaise Douros

LLNL design physicist Annie Kritcher is named to TIME100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

« LLNL’s Annie Kritcher named to TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world

Credit: Photo by Blaise Douros

LLNL design physicist Annie Kritcher is honored by TIME100 for her role as principal designer on the December 2022 fusion ignition experiment at the National Ignition Facility.

« LLNL’s Annie Kritcher named to TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world

Credit: Graphic illustration courtesy of LLNL

To create fusion ignition, the National Ignition Facility’s laser energy is converted into X-rays inside the hohlraum, which then compress a fuel capsule until it implodes, creating a high temperature, high pressure plasma.

« LLNL’s Annie Kritcher named to TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world

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