William L. Kruer

William L. Kruer (born 20 April 1942, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American physicist, specializing in plasma physics.[1]

William L. Kruer
Born (1942-04-20) April 20, 1942
Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityUnited States
EducationUniversity of Louisville (B.S., M.S.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics

Kruer studied at the University of Louisville (Master's degree, 1965) and received his PhD in 1969 from Princeton University. Afterwards he was a research associate scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and from 1970 a full member of the research staff. Starting in 1972, he was a group leader for theoretical plasma physics and simulation at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and from 1993 a chief scientist in plasma physics there. He wrote an important book on laser plasma interactions.[2]

In 1990, he received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.[3]

References
  1. "Kruer, William L." history.aip.org. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. Kruer, William L. (2001). The Physics of Laser Plasma Interactions. Westview Press. ISBN 9780813340838.
  3. "1990 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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