LPS Colloquium: Timothy Meyer (PPPL)

Description

A New Future for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL has been pursuing the dream of fusion power for 70+ years. Have we made progress? What have we learned along the way? Is the finish line any closer or has the science already been solved? What about all those venture-capital-funded fusion startup companies? From the perspective of a particle physicist turned administrator, I will engage these questions and discuss the larger context for PPPL as a DOE national laboratory stepping into quantum sensors and materials, microelectronics, and sustainability science alongside the reinvigorated and all-important fusion mission.

Student Q&A: 2:00‑3:00 p.m. (220 Clark Hall) • Reception: 3:45-4:15 p.m. (700 Clark Hall)

Bio:
Timothy Meyer is the Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer for PPPL. He supports the lab in all aspects of operations, from strategy-setting to day-to-day activities to aggressively implement the PPPL Laboratory Plan and agenda. Tim holds a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from Stanford University and most recently was a deputy project director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s project being built in South Dakota and Illinois to focus on neutrino physics. He also served a five-year term as Fermilab’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Fermilab, he workedattheTRIUMFlaboratory,Canada'snational particle accelerator center, as head of strategic planning and communication to help broaden the laboratory's mission and expand its operations.