Laura Berzak Hopkins

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Laura Berzak Hopkins is the Associate Laboratory Director for Strategy & Partnerships and Deputy Chief Research Officer at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in the United States. Her research primarily focuses on inertial fusion energy, with recent publications addressing topics such as achieving target gain larger than unity in inertial fusion experiments, the impact of low-mode symmetry on energy output, and the design of experiments that exceed the Lawson criterion for ignition. She has significantly contributed to advancing the understanding and technical achievements in the field of burning plasma and inertial fusion.