Soren PrestemonProfile page
Senior Scientist
Magnetics Engineering
- Senior ScientistMagnetics Engineering
BIO
I currently serve as the Division Deputy for Technology in the Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division at LBNL and as Director of the Berkeley Center for Magnet Technology. In addition, I serve as the Director of the US Magnet Development Program, a national program within the US DOE Office of High Energy Physics focused on developing high-field accelerator magnets for next generation colliders. Since arriving at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in 2001, I have contributed to the development and implementation of advanced magnet technologies for the next generation of accelerators, including both colliders and light sources. I did my early studies in mathematics and computational fluid dynamics in Grenoble, France, before completing my Ph.D. in Engineering at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee Florida. I am also a fellow of the American Physical Society.
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB APPOINTMENTS
- Deputy Division Director for TechnologyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division, Berkeley, United StatesMar 2014 - present
- Director, US Magnet Development ProgramMulti-institutional DOE-OHEP supported program, Berkeley, CA, CA, United StatesOct 2016 - present
- Director, Berkeley Center for Magnet TechnologyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Accelerator & Fusion Research Division & Engineering Division, Berkeley, United StatesOct 2016 - present
- Senior ScientistLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Engineering Division, Berkeley, United States2015 - present
- Staff ScientistLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Engineering Division, Berkeley, United States2009 - 2015
- Research Scientist/EngineerLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Engineering Division, Berkeley, United States2002 - 2009
- Research Scientist/Engineer (Intern)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Engineering Division, Berkeley, United StatesJun 2001 - Jun 2002
- Research AssistantNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, United States1994 - 2001
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Mechanical EngineeringFlorida State University, Tallahassee, United States2001
- Diplome d'Etudes Approfondie (Masters equivalent), mechanical engineeringGrenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France1993
- Maitrise (Bachelors equivalent)Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France1992
AREA
- Physical Sciences
DIVISION
- Engineering
DEPARTMENT
- Magnetics Engineering