Vincent Tang

Affiliation

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Biography

Dr. Vincent Tang is the principal deputy director for the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate at LLNL. Tang oversees and supports NIF&PS’s laser and high energy density science capabilities and workforce for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Stockpile Stewardship program and national security missions. He also serves as senior advisor for LLNL’s institutional initiative in inertial fusion energy, and co-chairs the DoD’s Defense Science Board permanent subcommittee on threat reduction. Tang earned his B.S. in nuclear and chemical engineering from UC Berkeley, and an S.M. in nuclear engineering and a Ph.D. in applied plasma physics from MIT.