NIF & JLF User Groups Meeting 2026 - Organizing Committee

NIF User Group Executive Board

gatu [at] psfc.mit.edu (Dr. Maria Gatu-Johnson) (Chair)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

danae.polsin [at] lle.rochester.edu (Dr. Danae Polsin) (Vice-Chair)
Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

wlouise [at] umich.edu (Professor Louise Willingale) (Past Chair)
University of Michigan

doeppner1 [at] llnl.gov (Dr. Tilo Doeppner) (Facility Liaison)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

manuelm [at] fusion.gat.com (Dr. Mario Manuel) 
General Atomics

sutcliffe2 [at] llnl.gov (Dr. Graeme Sutcliffe)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

marion.harmand [at] cnrs.fr (Dr. Marion Hammond)
CNRS

willfox [at] umd.edu (Prof. Will Fox)
University of Maryland

e.r.tubman [at] berkeley.edu (Prof. Eleanor Tubman)
University of California, Berkeley

ariannag [at] stanford.edu (Dr. Arianna Gleason)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Meeting Support

Félicie Albert
Director of the Jupiter Laser Facility
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Kevin Fournier
Director of the NIF User Office
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Katie Mathisen
NIF User Office Administrator
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Rachel Ghilarducci
NIF User Office, Administrative Specialist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

AJ Salaices
NIF Visitor Office Administrative Support
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory