Jean-Luc VayProfile page
Physicist Senior Sci/Engr
Accelerator Modeling Program
BIO
Jean-Luc Vay is a senior scientist and head of the Advanced Modeling Program in the
Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory. His research interests include the development and application of high performance
simulation tools and artificial intelligence methods to the modeling of particle and laser beams,
plasmas, particle accelerators and fusion energy devices. He received a BA in Physics from the
University of Poitiers, France, and an MS and a PhD in Physics from the University of Paris,
France.
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB APPOINTMENTS
- Physicist Senior Sci/EngrLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division, Berkeley, CA, United States2013 - present
- Head of the Advanced Modeling ProgramLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division, Berkeley, United States2013 - present
- Physicist Staff SciLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United States2005 - 2013
- Physicist SciLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United States2000 - 2005
- Term Sci.Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United States1998 - 2000
- Postdoctoral ScholarLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United States1996 - 1998
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Paris, Paris, France1996
- MAUniversity of Paris, Paris, France1993
- BSUniversity of Paris, Paris, France1991
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral ScholarLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United States1996 - 1998Postdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Lee EP
AREA
- Physical Sciences
DIVISION
- Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division
DEPARTMENT
- Accelerator Modeling Program