Christine Coverdale
Christine Anne Coverdale is an American plasma physicist at Sandia National Laboratories, where she is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff.[1]
Education and career
Coverdale earned a Ph.D. in plasma physics from the University of California, Davis, in 1995, based on research performed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[2]
After working briefly for Physics International,[2] she joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1997,[1] initially working on the Z Pulsed Power Facility.[3] Her research at Sandia also involves the certification of nuclear weapons and radiation detection of X-rays from plasma Z-pinch confinement. She was named a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia in 2011.[1][4]
Recognition
Coverdale was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2008, after a nomination from the APS Division of Plasma Physics, "for exceptional experimental achievements in both laser and z-pinch plasma physics, dedicated service to the professional community, and leadership in promoting laboratory and university collaborations".[5] She became an IEEE Fellow in 2010, "for contributions to the development of neutron sources".[6]
In 2016, she won the Prism Award of the Society of Women Engineers[4] and the IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee Award, becoming the first woman to win this award.[1]
References
- Salem, Nancy (1 September 2016), "Trailblazer: Sandia physicist Christine Coverdale is first woman to win 28-year-old IEEE award", Sandia Lab News, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2021-09-06
- "Plenary speakers", IEEE ICOPS 2016, University of Alberta, 19–23 June 2016, retrieved 2021-09-06
- Sandia Researchers push Z machine to new limits to test radiation effects, Sandia National Laboratories, 17 June 1999, retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Science Daily
- Salem, Nancy (18 August 2016), "Prism Award goes to Sandia physicist", Sandia Lab News, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2021-09-06
- "Fellows nominated in 2008 by the Division of Plasma Physics", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2021-09-06
- IEEE Fellows directory, IEEE, retrieved 2021-09-06