The 2024 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Awards will be presented to Cami Collins of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and to Annie Kritcher of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Cami Collins is recognized for her pioneering scientific contributions, including first observation of critical gradient-driven energetic particle transport. The Board also notes her exemplary leadership in advancing U.S. community plans, exceptional record of plasma physics outreach, and strong advocacy for advancing women engagement in fusion research.

Annie Kritcher is recognized for her multi-year leadership of the design activity that led to the achievement of fusion ignition on NIF. The Board noted that, using complex multi-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations, her target designs were used over several years for a set of experiments with a range of target specifications and laser pulse shapes leading to the successes on NIF.

It is planned to present the awards at Fusion Power Associates 45th annual meeting December 2-3 in Washington, DC. The theme of this year's meeting is Fusion Energy: Progress, Challenges and Promise. A list of previous recipients is posted at https://fusionpower.org and click on Awards. To request the latest annual meeting agenda and registration information contact fusionpwrassoc@aol.com