Dr Nicholas Krall

Nicholas A. Krall (1992 – Present at EMC2)

Dr. Nicholas A. Krall has been a key figure in Polywell fusion research, offering critical theoretical insights since the late 1980s. In his current role as a scientific advisor, he leads the development of EMC2’s R&D projects.

He received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University. Dr.Krall began his career in plasma physics as a graduate student at the urging of Prof. Hans Bethe. He has a distinguished career in plasma physics, including authoring one of the best textbooks in plasma physics, “Principles of Plasma Physics,” in 1986 with Dr. Trivelpiece.

For more information about Dr. Krall, please visit his Wikiepedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Krall

Notable among his contributions to Polywell are

1. the development of a theoretical framework on the confinement properties of Polywell devices and
2. his crucial role in developing an experimental campaign that achieved a successful high betastart-up and confinement demonstration.