Who is Tammy Ma?

In just two minutes, we spotlight Dr. Tammy Ma, one of the leading minds driving the future of clean energy. As a plasma physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, she played a key role in the historic 2022 fusion ignition breakthrough, achieving net energy gain for the first time in a controlled experiment. Beyond the lab, Dr. Ma is shaping the global conversation around nuclear fusion, advocating for its commercialization and guiding policy through high-level advisory roles. From her academic roots in aerospace engineering to her leadership in turning fusion into a viable energy source, this episode explores how she’s helping power the future.

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