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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, Philip Nilson, planets, research finding, Suxing Hu,
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: Adam Sefkow, 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, Valeri Goncharov,
Science & Technology
April 7, 2020 | 03:04 pm

New laser technique will allow more powerful—and smaller—particle accelerators

Researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics have outlined a method to shape intense laser light in ways that could lead to tabletop experiments to probe the Higgs boson and explore the existence of extra dimensions.

topics: chirped pulse amplification, Dustin Froula, Higgs boson, John Palastro, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell,
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, Pierre Gourdain, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stephen Wu, URnano, William Renninger,
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, Regeneron Science Talent Search,
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,
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: David Turnbull, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 31, 2019 | 12:46 pm

‘Lasers are everywhere’

In a video for WIRED University alumna and Nobel Prize recipient Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) explains the inner-workings of lasers to five different people: a child, a teenager, a college student, a graduate student, and, finally, to an expert: Mike Campbell, director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: alumni, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, Nobel Prize,
Science & Technology
October 14, 2019 | 11:18 am

New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding

The renewed NNSA agreement brings record funding to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics—$409.9 million for fiscal years 2019–23—and demonstrates the agency’s long-term support of LLE’s mission.

topics: high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, New York congressional delegation, physics, research funding,
Science & Technology
October 10, 2019 | 02:30 pm

Rochester recognized as leader in high-energy-density physics 

Three of eight national research grants recently awarded by the Department of Energy were given to researchers at the University of Rochester, which is home to the largest university-based DOE research program in the nation.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, high-energy-density physics, Jonathan Davies, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, OMEGA EP laser, Pierre Gourdain, planets, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,