Quick Shot

The LLE Summer Research Program for High School Juniors completed its 28th year ending with presentations by its 13 students. The goal of this program, directed by Dr. Stephen Craxton, is to excite high school students about careers in the areas of science and technology by exposing them to research in a state-of-the-art environment. Shown above are four of the students with their projects. In the upper left is Nate Morse (Allendale Columbia School), advised by Mark Guardalben, who studied frequency-conversion crystal design and is seen within the OMEGA EP Target Area Structure near the crystals. In the upper right, Sapna Ramesh (Pittsford Mendon High School), advised by Ken Marshall, is shown pipetting an oil sample to measure its electrical properties as part of her pulsed-power research project. In the lower left is Joy Zhang (Penfield High School), advised by Roger Janezic, adjusting a digital microscope that is being developed for use on the target Fill/Transfer Station to view target defects. In the lower right and advised by Stephen Craxton is Leah Xiao (Webster Schroeder High School) with one of her simulations of laser-driven, magnetized liner inertial fusion.