Arianna Gleason

Arianna Gleason is a Staff Scientist in the Fundamental Physics Directorate at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Adjunct Faculty in both the Geological Science Department, Stanford University & Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester where she focuses on dynamic mesoscale materials properties. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010 working on high pressure mineral physics and planetary sciences. She was the Frederick Reines and Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from Shock and Detonation Physics 2014-1018. Her research spans geo- and planetary sciences to fusion energy research by applying ultrafast X-ray probes to dynamic materials processes. In 2019, she received the DOE’s Early Career Award in Fusion Energy Science (FES), and in 2025 was recognized with the Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE). She is also a member of the FES Long Range Planning Committee.