Garry Maskaly

About Garry Maskaly

I am the Fusion Chamber Design Lead at Pacific Fusion, where we are working to help bring practical fusion energy from vision to reality. I am focused on designing reactor chamber systems that can withstand the extreme conditions of fusion reactions while enabling high performance, maintainability, and cost-effectiveness. Commercializing fusion energy is an extraordinary challenge and one that I am excited and proud to be part of.Joining the fusion energy field is an exciting transition for me. After more than two decades in the nuclear weapons complex, where I worked to ensure the reliability and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons without underground testing, I am now contributing to a mission equally critical to our global future: enabling clean, sustainable, and abundant energy through fusion.At Pacific Fusion, I am drawing on a wide range of experience I developed in the national laboratory system. This includes incorporating diagnostics in experimental design, developing new modeling approaches, validation, and materials science. I have a passion for extracting high-quality data from complex systems and improving how we interpret and apply that data using machine learning, advanced simulation, and rigorous validation.My previous work included leading national-level efforts in ejecta physics, code validation, machine learning analysis of radiographic data, hydrodynamic and subcritical experiments, and directly supporting five weapon systems. I have briefed senior decision-makers including the Secretary of Energy, the JASON advisory group, and multiple laboratory directors. At the conclusion of my time at LLNL, I created and launched a major training program to develop future leaders in weapon science.Earlier in my career, I worked in both computational and experimental materials science, with research spanning lithium-ion batteries, photonic crystals, nanomaterials, and composite systems. Across all roles, I have thrived in collaborative, mission-driven environments and I am energized by building strong teams to solve complex, high-impact technical challenges.Harnessing fusion energy is one of the grand challenges of our time. I\'m thrilled to bring my experience to Pacific Fusion and contribute to a technology that could transform the world.

Experience

1. Fusion Chamber Design Lead

   Pacific Fusion

   Apr 2025 — Present · Livermore, CA, US

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  BS, Materials Science & Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Blue Ridge High School

  HS

  1992 — 1996

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  PhD, Materials Science & Engineering

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Modeling
• Composites
• Research
• Nanotechnology
• Thin Films
• Physics
• Nanomaterials
• Ceramics
• Materials
• Characterization
• Scientific Computing
• Creative Problem Solving
• Computational Modeling
• Ceramic
• Programming
• Computational Physics
• Physical Chemistry
• Materials Science
• Chemistry
• Experimentation
• Experimental Physics