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During a visit to the University of Rochester\u2019s<\/a> Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE),<\/a> top federal officials said the LLE plays a crucial role in advancing research vital to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of America\u2019s nuclear security enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundamental research done here [at the LLE] helps keep our nation on the cutting edge of science, which, in turn, helps keep our nation safe,\u201d said National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)<\/a> Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, who, along with US Representative Joseph Morelle, visited the LLE on Tuesday. As part of a visit she called \u201ctruly inspiring,\u201d Gordon-Hagerty met with researchers and students and toured the OMEGA and OMEGA EP<\/a> laser facilities.<\/p>\n

LLE Director Michael Campbell said the LLE plays a key part in providing science and expertise to support the NNSA in ensuring a reliable and secure nuclear deterrent. \u201cWe\u2019re fully committed to supporting a national program that is the best in the world and keeps the United States foremost in this important field of national security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addressing a group at the LLE, Gordon-Hagerty noted that research conducted by LLE scientists in high-energy density physics (HEDP) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is important to advancing the NNSA\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur nation\u2019s nuclear deterrent has been effective in great part because of the understanding of how matter behaves in extreme states, precisely the work that is accomplished here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This work includes Nobel-Prize winning research conducted by Gerard Mourou, a former engineer and senior scientist at LLE, and Donna Strickland \u201989 (PhD). Strickland and Mourou were jointly awarded the\u00a02018 Nobel Prize in Physics<\/strong><\/a> for work they undertook at the LLE on chirped pulse amplification; the work was the basis of Strickland\u2019s PhD dissertation at Rochester, under the direction of her advisor, Mourou. University President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf said the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics is \u201ca perfect example of what is possible when students have access to world-class facilities and mentors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year the House and Senate included $80 million<\/strong><\/a>\u2014a $5 million increase over fiscal year 2018\u2014for the LLE as part of its version of the FY 2019 energy and water appropriations bill. Morelle said he hopes the Senate, when it resumes sessions in September, will once again pass appropriation bills for what he calls the \u201cessential work\u201d conducted at the LLE. \u201cThis is a world-class institution, performing cutting-edge scientific research that has led to Nobel Prize-winning discoveries,\u201d Morelle said.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty speaks to the large crowds gathered at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, as University President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, LLE Director Michael Campbell (left), and Peter Robinson, vice president and chief operating officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center and the vice president of government and community relations, look on. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But, while research \u00a0conducted at the LLE is an asset to national security at the federal level, Morelle said the LLE also greatly contributes to the Rochester region.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only does this facilitate ground-breaking research, it has a profound impact on our scientific community,\u201d he said. \u201cIt supports hundreds of local jobs, it plays a significant role in strengthening our regional economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Mangelsdorf: \u201cContinued investment in the LLE will advance our nation\u2019s scientific leadership, strengthen our national and economic security, foster the development of new technologies and companies, grow our economy, and support efforts to find affordable, plentiful, and efficient sources of energy for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LLE was established at the University in 1970 and is the largest US Department of Energy (DOE) university-based research program in the nation. As a nationally funded facility, the LLE conducts implosion and other experiments to support a DOE program to explore fusion as a future source of energy, to develop new laser and materials technologies, and to conduct research and develop technology related to high-energy-density phenomena. The LLE is recognized nationally and internationally for its substantial contributions to the DOE\u2019s inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density physics programs in partnership with three national laboratories (Los Alamos, Sandia, and Livermore). In addition, the LLE provides graduate and undergraduate educational programs to students at Rochester and other universities across the country, and it operates a national program to support qualified researchers throughout the United States to conduct research using its facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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