Seven scientists, students, and staff from the University of Rochester’s (UR) Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) attended the 2024 LaserNetUS Meeting in Austin, TX. By bringing together 170 researchers and students from across the US and around the globe, including users of the network facilities, newcomers, and industry partners, the annual meeting showcased cutting-edge research in the field of high-power laser science and applications and fostered collaboration between national laboratories, universities, and industry in driving innovation and accelerating scientific discovery.
LLE was represented by two senior scientists—Mingsheng Wei, who is also the LaserNetUS Vice Chair and Principal Investigator, and Petros Tzeferacos, a UR associate professor. They were joined by Hans Rinderknecht, staff scientist and UR assistant research professor, and two undergraduate interns from Morehouse College, Korey Brown and Chavier McDaniel. Alison Arnold, LLE’s lead communication specialist, also represented the lab.
As a Sapphire Sponsor, LLE team members presented and exhibited at the event. LLE Director Emeritus Mike Campbell delivered a plenary talk on inertial fusion energy (IFE), highlighting opportunities, challenges, and the role of LaserNetUS. Rinderknecht presented a contributed talk on relativistically transparent magnetic filament radiation from laser–microchannel interactions, while Wei served on the Program Committee, chaired the IFE plenary session, judged posters, and actively participated in the LaserNetUS Announcement and Poster Awards sessions. In addition, UR graduate student Tristan Bachmann presented a poster, “Exploration of Early Universe Magnetogenesis with High Repetition Rate Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments and FLASH Simulations.”
Please join us in congratulating Tristan Bachmann for receiving a Best Poster Award, Petros Tzeferacos for his new role as Chair of the Simulation Committee, and Mingsheng Wei for her new role as Chair of LaserNetUS!
