Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Matthew Cufari, a participant in LLE’s 2018 Summer High School Research Program, has been awarded the 2024 US Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship. This…

Jeremy Pigeon, a Scientist in the Plasma & Ultrafast Laser Science & Engineering Division, has been awarded a 2024 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) grant, which spans three years with…

David Turnbull has received the 2023 Thomas H. Stix Award for his outstanding contributions in pioneering experiments on plasma photonics and laser–plasma instability. Demonstrating exceptional scientific leadership, Turnbull has developed…

Riccardo Betti, Chief Scientist at LLE, Robert L. McCrory Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the European Academy of Sciences’ Blaise Pascal Medal.…

Dr. Danae Polsin, scientist in the High-Energy-Density Experimental Physics Group at LLE and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester, received the 2023 Outstanding…

David VanWey, HR/Benefits Representative and Lead Analyst/Programmer at LLE was awarded the University of Rochester Witmer Award for Distinguished Service. The Witmer Award is presented to staff members whose careers…