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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…

Two plaques recognizing the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics are hung in the LLE Lobby.

Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Plaques Honoring Nobel Prize Recipients

Two plaques honoring LLE’s Nobel Prize winners, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland, hang on the walls of LLE to commemorate their achievements. The first shows photos of Mourou and Strickland…

Sam Miller and his thesis committee.

Sam Miller Defends Thesis and Joins LLE

Sam Miller has successfully defended his thesis entitled “Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Inertial Confinement Fusion: Physics, Numerical Methods, and Implementation.” His research highlighted the importance of target defects, both surface and…

Owen Mannion, Radha Bahukutumbi, and Matthew Cufari.

Matthew Cufari has won a 2022 Goldwater Scholarship

Matthew Cufari, a participant in the 2018 LLE Summer High School Research Program, has won a 2022 Goldwater Scholarship. The picture shows Matt with his advisors Radha Bahukutumbi and Owen…

Employees gathered in the LLE Lobby to pay tribute to Mike Campbell in an informal retirement gathering.

Employees Gather to Pay Tribute to Retiring Director

Fusion meeting in the White House, participants including Mike Campbell gathered around a table.

White House Fusion Energy Summit

On March 17, LLE Director Dr. Mike Campbell participated in a White House sponsored summit on fusion energy. The summit was motivated by President Biden’s commitment to decarbonize energy production…

Internal view of the OMEGA Laser's target chamber during a target shot

Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

$83 Million in Funding Secured for LLE

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle announced they have successfully secured $83 million in funding for the Omega Laser Facility at University…

Four images of safety inspections in OMEGA EP.

Monthly Safety Inspections

LLE Representation in the Genesee Staff Council

FLASH simulations of the TDYNO platform.

“Strong suppression of heat conduction in a laboratory replica of galaxy-cluster turbulent plasmas” by J. Meinecke et al. to appear on Science Advances

An international team led by Oxford Physics, University of Rochester, and University of Chicago scientists was able to unravel the inner workings of heat conduction in the largest structures in…

Collage of eight photos in a three column spread. Left column shows two portraits of professors who founded the Summer High School Research Program at LLE. Center and right columns are split into six photos with students who participated in the program in various lab settings working with equipment.

LLE’s Summer High School Research Program has Mentored Over 100 Eventual Doctorates

February 14, 2022

Bill Krupke and Stephen Payne.

Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Bill Krupke Awarded SPIE Maiman Laser Award

February 13, 2022

Bill Krupke has been awarded the 2022 SPIE Maiman award, which recognizes individuals who have made sustained contributions to laser source science and technology at the highest level. Dr. Krupke…