ME Seminar
Dr. Morgan Pattison
Blue Laser Fusion
"Laser Inertial Fusion Energy and the Blue Laser Fusion Concept"
Thurs. November 14
11:00 a.m.
Boggs, Rm 3-47
Virtual Zoom Link
Abstract
Since the National Ignition Facility demonstrated ignition, there has been growing interest and investment in the laser inertial confinement fusion. Laser inertial confinement energy requires massive laser energy levels, precision targets, and commercial considerations of laser repetition rate, target materials cost, and long-term system reliability. Blue Laser Fusion was founded based on a laser amplification concept developed by Professor Shuji Nakamura, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014. Improvements to laser technology will achieve higher repetition rates and higher energy levels, which enable new options in target design, reaction engineering, and power conversion. This talk will cover the laser technology, target and reaction concepts, and energy conversion approaches being pursued by BLF.
Biography
Dr. Morgan Pattison has spent his career managing R&D for the U.S. Department of Energy Lighting R&D Program bringing together a wide variety of technologies and scientific understanding to support the revolutionary transition to LED lighting technology, saving massive amounts of energy, improving lighting access, and improving lighting performance worldwide. Dr. Pattison is now managing R&D partnerships for Blue Laser Fusion, coordinating a wide variety R&D thrust required to make laser inertial fusion a practical reality.