Henry T.

About Henry T.

Hello! I am a mechanical engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). I currently work at the National Ignition Facility, managing and fielding experiments to assess material effects from extreme nuclear environments. In past roles, I was responsible for flight test hardware from cradle to grave, coordinating activities across multiple Department of Energy facilities. I also tested and integrated MEMS load sensors into LLNL test platforms. As a graduate student, I prototyped a sensor system to measure displacements to assist Caltrans in monitoring bridge settlement. This was a very exciting project, and after graduation, I worked weekends with other PhD students to push this work along. We published our results in March 2024.

Experience

1. Mechanical Engineer

   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Fields diagnostic and experimental hardware at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to support both internal Lab research and external customers- Experiments expose nonnuclear components to intense radiation, thermal, and mechanical environments to gather data for model validation and R&D purposes

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Master of Science - MS, Civil Engineering, Civil Systems

  2017 — 2019

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering

  2013 — 2017