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$Danae Polsin, assembling a powder x-ray diffraction image plate (PXRDIP)$

Awards, Honors & Fellowships

Danae Polsin Receives SUNY Geneseo Outstanding Young Alum Award

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 being awarded the University of Rochester Witmer Award for Distinguished Service on Wednesday, June 8, 2023. Larry Kessler on left, David VanWey in center, and Sarah Mangelsdorf on right.

Awards, Honors & Fellowships

David VanWey Awarded Witmer Award for Distinguished Service

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…

Full portrait of Suxing Hu.

Suxing Hu Appointed Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Awards, Honors & Fellowships

University of Rochester Awarded Regional Innovation Grant for STELLAR Engine Project

Photo of Alison Christopherson posing with equations on whiteboard in background.

LLE Graduate, Alison Christopherson, Elected National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow

Alison Christopherson, a 2020 graduate of the University of Rochester’s Department of Mechanical Engineering studying under Prof. Riccardo Betti and current Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was elected…

Six photos of students along the top and an image of the student expo beneath with students displaying their posters.

LLE Undergraduate Program Attends Research Expo

On Friday, April 14, six undergraduate students conducting research at LLE [Charbel El Haddad (Roman Sobolewski), Aliza Panjwani (Shuai Zhang), Nhuja Maharjan (Ken Marshall), Max Neiderbach (Christian Stoeckl), Joanna Rosenbluth…

Portraits of Jay Eastman on left and Barukh Yaakobi on right.

In Memoriam

Photo of Dillon Ramsey.

LLE Graduate Student Dillon Ramsey Awarded the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student

The Edward Peck Curtis Awards for graduate student teaching are given to a small number of full-time graduate students who have a role in undergraduate education. LLE graduate student in…

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…

Full Portrait of Rick Spielman.

Awards, Honors & Fellowships

Rick Spielman was Awarded the 2023 Erwin Marx Award

Dr. Rick Spielman, Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester, and longtime member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers…

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…