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Matter behaves very differently at extreme temperatures and pressures. Although extreme matter doesn\u2019t exist naturally on the earth, it\u2019s very common in the universe, especially in the deep interiors of planets and stars. Understanding how atoms react under high-pressure conditions\u2014a field known as high-energy-density physics (HEDP)<\/strong><\/a>\u2014can lead to the creation of new materials<\/strong><\/a> and give scientists valuable insights into the fields of astrophysics<\/strong><\/a>, energy<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> and national security<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the importance of high-energy-density science, the Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE) Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)<\/a> <\/strong>recently selected eight national projects<\/strong><\/a> in high-energy-density physics to be awarded a total of $3.5 million. Three of the eight awards were given to researchers at the University of Rochester.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recent notification of the awards in high-energy-density physics demonstrates the quality and impact of research at the University and the Laser Lab,\u201d says Michael Campbell, director of Rochester\u2019s Laboratory for Laser Energetics<\/strong><\/a> (LLE). \u201cHEDP is a growing and important field of research and the University of Rochester<\/a><\/strong> is a recognized world leader. We are grateful to the Department of Energy for selecting these outstanding proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three projects were awarded to researchers at the LLE and the University of Rochester Department Physics and Astronomy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

–Pierre Gourdain<\/strong><\/a>, an assistant professor of physics, received $500,000 for his project, \u201cHow Do Magnetized HED Flows Transition to Collimated Plasma Jets?\u201d<\/p>\n

–Adam Frank<\/strong><\/a>, a professor of physics and astronomy, received $740,000 for his project, \u201cThe Radiative Magneto-Hydrodynamics of Colliding Flow: Instabilities, Reconnection and Exoplanet Atmosphere Connections.\u201d<\/p>\n

–Jonathan Davies<\/strong><\/a>, a scientist at the LLE, received $650,000 for his project, \u201cHigh Energy Density Magnetized Shock Physics and Convergent Flows.\u201d<\/p>\n

The University is well poised to make major contributions to the field of HEDP. The LLE, for example, is the largest university-based DOE research program in the nation and is home to the OMEGA and OMEGA EP lasers, the most powerful laser systems found at any academic institution in the world. The LLE additionally operates the National Laser Users\u2019 Facility, which allows researchers from all over the world to probe the extremes of temperature and pressure in laboratory-scale experiments.<\/p>\n

Rochester also recently received\u00a0a $4 million grant<\/strong><\/a> from the Quantum Information Science Research for Fusion Energy Sciences (QIS) program within the DOE\u2019s Office of Fusion Energy Science.<\/a><\/strong> The grant will be used to better understand and apply the quantum (subatomic) phenomena that cause materials to be transformed at pressures more than a million\u2014even a billion\u2014times the atmospheric pressure on Earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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