John Lindl
John D. Lindl | |
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| Born | July 27, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cornell University (B.S.) Princeton University (M.S., Ph.D.) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma physics |
| Thesis | Turbulent electron viscosity due to electrostatic instabilities in plasmas with large current shears (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | John M. Dawson |
John D. Lindl (born July 27, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American physicist who specializes in inertial confinement fusion (ICF). He is currently the chief scientist of the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.