Dr. Jeremy Pigeon earned his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2017 for experimental research on nonlinear optics and laser–plasma interactions in the long-wave infrared. After graduate school, Dr. Pigeon joined Stony Brook University as a Research Scientist before becoming an Assistant Research Professor and Principal Investigator for an Office of Naval Research-funded program dedicated to the resonant nonlinear optics of molecules and optically pumped molecular lasers. Since joining the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in 2021, Dr. Pigeon has initiated an experimental and theoretical program dedicated to the production and application of intense sources of THz to mid-IR radiation to enable novel light–matter interaction studies at the “wavelength frontier.” Dr. Pigeon was awarded the 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award to support the development of this research direction at LLE.
Dr. Pigeon’s current research interests include light–matter interaction at long laser wavelengths, intense mid- and long-wave infrared source development, spatiotemporal control of ultrafast laser pulses for secondary-source experiments, and relativistic laser-plasma interactions. In addition to research, Dr. Pigeon is a passionate educator who is focused on creating more hands-on opportunities for undergraduate and graduate student training at the LLE.
