Chris Barty

Dr. C.P.J. (Chris) Barty is a co-founder of Lumitron Technologies and its chief technology officer. Chris' academic background includes Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in applied physics from Stanford University and B.S. degrees, each with honors, in chemistry, physics, and chemical engineering from North Carolina State University. For his many contributions to ultrafast and intense laser technology and to x-ray and gamma-ray source development and applications, Chris has been elected a fellow of several prestigious professional societies including: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Physical Society (APS), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

In 2016 Chris was selected as the recipient of the Harold E. Edgerton Award of the SPIE for his work on ultrafast lasers and laser-based x-ray and gamma-ray science and in 2018 he was selected as the recipient of the R. W. Wood Prize of the Optical Society of America for his pioneering contributions to laser technology and applications. He is currently the Chairman of the International Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (www.ICUIL.org) and is a Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Surgery and the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California, Irvine. He has published more than 200 manuscripts, given more than 200 invited lectures and holds 20 patents spanning topics in lasers, optics, materials science, nuclear science, medicine, chemistry, engineering, and physics.

Prior to establishing Lumitron’s operations in Irvine, CA in 2017, Chris spent 17 years at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where he invented the core technologies upon which Lumitron’s x-ray systems are based. At LLNL, he also initiated and/or managed of more than $270M of advanced, laser-related R&D activities, created the $50M/annum Photon Science and Applications Program and was the CTO of the $500M/annum National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Directorate which maintains the world’s largest laser - the $3.2B National Ignition Facility.