The Linac Systems Team
Donald Swenson, PhD
Chief Scientist
Donald Swenson is the inventor of the RFD and RFI Linac. He has devoted his career to the design and development of linear accelerators. Active in the filed for over 40 years and recognized as one of its top experts, he designed and built the first RFQ in the Western world. During his 20 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he initiated numerous innovations and developments enhancing nearly every form of RF driven linear accelerator. His creativeness has resulted in 14 patents for accelerator and beam diagnostic systems. In addition to his 27 years in national laboratories, Dr. Swenson also has experience in the commercial world having worked for SAIC and also taught at Texas A&M as a professor of physics.
Barbara Swenson
President
Barbara is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and run multiple companies. She has served as President of Linac Systems since its founding. She oversees all business and project management duties.
Jim Hale, MA
Business Development
Jim brings technology commercialization and business acumen to Linac Systems. Having spent his past six years on staff at Technology Ventures Corporation, assisting in building technology companies along side private equity firms. Jim oversees the business development activities at Linac Systems.
Carl Willis, MS
Nuclear Engineer
Carl oversees Lithium Target development for Linac Systems. Carl is completing his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at The Ohio State University.
Ricardo Barrera
Electrical Engineer
Ricardo overseas all the control system electronics for Linac Systems. Prior to joining Linac, he oversaw embedded oscilloscope projects for ZTEC instruments. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico.
Joe Sherman, PhD
Accelerator Physicist
Joe Sherman overseas the ion source systems for Linac Systems. He spent the majority of his career at Los Alamos National Laboratory, gaining a world-wide reputation as an ion source expert.
Roy Keyes, MS
Accelerator Physicist
Roy designs RF accelerator cavities for Linac Systems. He is working on his Ph.D. in Medical Physics at the University of New Mexico.
