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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…

With LLE Director, Chris Deeney, on the left, and CAPT. Steve Loucks, on the right, shown holding their plaques which detail their recognition are from left to right Andrew Sorce, Sharyl Abbey, Tyler McKean, Daniel Neyland, and Jeremy Coon.

Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

The Inaugural Capt. Loucks Recognition Awards

November 30, 2022

Group shot of BEST Research Program for high school students and teachers

UR/LLE’s Broad Exposure to Science and Technology (BEST) Research Program

November 17, 2022

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…

To the left is a photo of Brittany Callin shaking hands with Denise Hinkel. On right is a photo of Will Trickey. In foreground is image of Brittany Callin's poster entitled Bayesian Optimization of Direct-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Simulations.

Outstanding APS Undergraduate Poster Award to Brittany Callin

November 7, 2022

Brittany Callin, a visiting undergraduate student in LLE’s Integrated Modeling Group from the University of Colorado, won an Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award. Brittany presented her poster entitled “Bayesian Optimization 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…

LLE 2022 High School Program group photo.

LLE’s 33rd Summer High School Research Program

September 12, 2022

LLE’s 33rd Summer High School Research Program challenged 16 high school students have the opportunity to engage with nationally and internationally recognized scientists plus work with scientific data and tools…

BEST program 2022 group photo.

BEST High School Program

September 6, 2022

The LLE BEST (Broad Exposure to Science and Technology) Research Program, intended for Rochester City School District (RCSD) students and teachers, completed its second year. Many LLE mentors visited East…

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

Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Alison Christopherson Awarded the 2022 American Physical Society Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis

September 6, 2022

“Power!! Unlimited Power!!” Mechanical engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics alumna Alison Christopherson ’20 (Ph.D.) quoted the Emperor Palatine from the Star Wars saga at the start of her Ph.D.…

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