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Render of LLE's Office and Lab Expansion

The Current Status of the LLE Office and Laboratory Building Expansion

“LLE’s work in high-energy-density science continues to grow with each new year, and now their physical footprint is catching up. The addition of these state-of-the-art facilities helps strengthen LLE’s designation…

A group photo from the 2023 Stephen D. Jacobs Memorial talk.

Stephen D. Jacobs 2023 Memorial Lecture

LLE hosted the 2023 Stephen D. Jacobs Memorial talk, featuring Svetlana Lukishova speaking on Liquid Crystals in Nonlinear and Quantum Optics. Lukishova’s talk highlighted the main effects of using liquid crystals…

Screen capture from video: Laser Research for the Next Generation, Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester.

LLE Featured in WebsEdge Science Video at APS March Meeting

LLE is featured in a new video by APS TV’s WebsEdge Science that will be shown at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Las Vegas 5–10 March. The…

Three photo collage. Top left LLE director with retiree. Top right, a portrait of retiree and photograph taken by retiree displayed on an easel. Bottom, group photo of retirement attendees.

Longtime LLE Photographer, Eugene Kowaluk, Retires

February 13, 2023

Target shot of laser on the top with a group photo on the bottom.

OMEGA EP’s 10,000th Shot

January 23, 2023

On 20 December 2022, the OMEGA EP Laser System fired its 10,000th target shot. Shot Director Scott Householder made the following announcement as the shot was being fired to commemorate…

Scientists group photo in front of LANL PLX.

Flash Center Releases New Version of FLASH code

January 6, 2023

FLASH v4.7 expands the range of laboratory experiments the code can model in fields including high-energy-density physics and fusion energy. The Flash Center for Computational Science at the University of…

Collage of four photos. Top photo shows fire extinguishers being inspected. Along the bottom has three photos with close-up shots of fire extinguishers on the left and right corners with center photo of a fire extinguisher demonstration.

Periodic Fire Extinguisher Inspections

November 11, 2022

LLE personnel participated in hands-on training with fire extinguishers on 4 October. There are many aspects in maintaining emergency response equipment, especially fire extinguishers, which are at the forefront of…

Group photo of Reetam Paul in center with thesis committee

Reetam Paul, the First Ph.D. from the HEDP-Theory Group

October 24, 2022

Dr. Reetam Paul (LLE Horton Fellow, Ph.D. 2022) is the first Ph.D. from the HEDP-Theory Group. He successfully defended his thesis on “Temperature-Induced Complexities in Phase Transitions and Dynamics of Compressed…

Rendered image of new building for LLE on top with Chris Deeney and other speakers posing with shovels on bottom.

Groundbreaking for the LLE Building Expansion

August 22, 2022

Groundbreaking to celebrate the construction of the new addition to the LLE Complex occurred on 17 August with representatives from federal, state, and local offices; University senior leadership; and LLE.…

Mike Campbell holding bobble head with a dinosaur body and human head in his likeness.

Tributes to Past Director Include a Presidential Reception and a Dedicated Symposium

Morgan LaMere shown with an example of the new custom-designed GHS label.

Implementation of the International GHS Standard to Chemicals

Effective safety communication is vital in maintaining a safe work environment, and proper labeling is an effective and required method used to identify hazardous chemicals. The Globally Harmonized System (GHS)…

Portrait of Chris Deeney, interim Director of University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics photographed at the LLE March 29, 2022. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester.

Christopher Deeney Appointed New Director of the Laser Lab

Christopher Deeney has been named the new director of the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, succeeding Michael Campbell, who retired in December. He is a leader in science…