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William Evans, PhD

1987 HERTZ FELLOW

Physics Division Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Board Member, Hertz Foundation

MAKING HISTORY

William Evans is Division Leader, Physics Division in the Physical and Life Sciences Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

His research interests include Experimental Physics, Physics at High Pressures, Material Properties (EOS, Phase Transitions, Transition Kinetics & Metastability), Novel Materials Synthesis and Characterization, IR, Visible and Raman Spectroscopies, X-Ray Scattering (Diffraction & Spectroscopy), Cryogenics, Physics of Hydrogen at High Pressures.

William attended California Institute of Technology for his B.Sc. with Honors in Physics and then Harvard University for a S.M. in Applied Physics. He then received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University where he worked with Prof. I.F. Silvera.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies
Harvard University
Physics

Graduate Thesis
High Pressure Equation of State and Dielectric Properties of Solid Hydrogen

Undergraduate Studies
California Institute of Technology

SELECTED AWARDS

2014, Award of Excellenge, Contributions to Stockpile, NNSA Defense Programs
2011, Excellence in Publication, Directorate Award, Proceedings of the Natl. Academy of Sciences of US
2004, Physical Data Reserach Program Award, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1982, Sloan Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

 

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