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glow over earth's horizon
Science & Technology
April 24, 2020 | 02:18 pm

Research provides new insights into the evolution of stars

The High-Energy-Density Physics Theory Group at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics studied how matter under high-pressure conditions might emit or absorb radiation.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research finding, Suxing Hu,
a bank of flashtubs ignites in the OMEGA laser
Science & Technology
April 20, 2020 | 01:05 pm

Two LLE scientists awarded DOE funding for fusion research

Two awards from the Department of Energy will help Rochester scientists work to develop timely, commercially viable fusion energy.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Petros Tzeferacos, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
portraits of four professors.
University News
February 11, 2020 | 03:04 pm

Rochester scientists receive NSF CAREER awards

The National Science Foundation has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, to several University of Rochester researchers this year.

topics: announcements, awards, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Nichol, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, National Science Foundation, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano, William Renninger,
Simon Narang
Science & Technology
January 27, 2020 | 03:28 pm

Local teen honored for Laser Lab research

Simon Narang, a senior from Pittsford Sutherland High School, was recently named a Scholar in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, for a research project he carried out at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: announcements, community, K-12 education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
Nobel Prize winner Donna Strickland in her laser lab
University News
December 30, 2019 | 11:44 am

Donna Strickland appointed to Order of Canada

University of Rochester alumna Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD), who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, has been appointed to the Order of Canada for her “extraordinary contributions to the nation.”

topics: alumni, announcements, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Nobel Prize,
a bank of flashtubs ignites in the OMEGA laser
Science & Technology
December 2, 2019 | 12:14 pm

When laser beams meet plasma: New data addresses gap in fusion research

Rochester scientists at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and their colleagues in California and France have directly demonstrated for the first time how laser beams modify the conditions of a plasma.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,