| John
W. Luginsland received a B.S.E., M.S.E., and Ph.D. in nuclear engineering
(plasma physics option) from The
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1992, 1994, and 1996, respectively.
He joined the Advanced Weapons and Survivability Directorate of
the Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM as a National
Research Council Resident Research Associate in 1996, and was a
staff member of the Plasma Physics Branch, Directed Energy Directorate,
Air Force Research Laboratory from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2003,
he worked with Science Applications International Corporation on
advanced pulsed power applications. He currently works out of Ithaca,
NY for NumerEx, an Albuquerque-based small business. His research
interests primarily focus on theoretical and computational plasma
physics, electromagnetism, and fluid dynamics with applications
to advanced survivability concepts, accelerator schemes, and various
types of radiation production. He is especially interested in the
application of high performance computing and advanced optimization
techniques to create virtual prototyping capabilities in various
areas of electromagnetic design. He enjoys collaboration with experimentalists.
John Luginsland’s citation reads: For contributions to the
development and application of theoretical and computational methods
leading to enhanced understanding and improved experimental performance
of high current diodes and high power microwave sources.
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| John Luginsland (right) receiving NPSS Early
Achievement Award from Plasma Science TC Chair, Ron Gilgenbach |
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