Larry Baylor

Larry R. Baylor received the B.S. (Hons.) degree in physics and electrical engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. He joined as an Engineering Staff with ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, in 1981, where he joined as a Research Staff in 1989 and is currently a Distinguished Staff Scientist with the Fusion and Materials for Nuclear Science Division. His research has been involved in plasma fueling and transport studies in the field of magnetic fusion energy and in the development of nanotechnology. He has participated in the fueling system research and development activities for ITER and is currently the Technical Lead for the fueling and disruption mitigation system design activities for the U.S. ITER project. He has authored over 225 papers in experimental work in plasma physics and plasma technology. He holds six patents that have been granted to ORNL. Dr. Baylor is a member of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics and is presently on the council of the U.S. Burning Plasma Organization.