Luke Ceurvorst

Luke Ceurvorst is a Scientist at LLE in the Omega Experiments Group where his work centers on direct-drive inertial confinement fusion. He serves as a Principal Investigator for several experiments at the Omega Laser Facility and the National Ignition Facility, investigating fusion-relevant hydrodynamic phenomena and developing new diagnostic techniques. Of particular focus among these studies are the Rayleigh–Taylor instability’s deeply nonlinear behavior, laser-imprint mitigation strategies, energy-coupling experiments, and Fresnel zone plate development. Previous work includes both experimental and numerical studies of relativistic-intensity laser–plasma interactions and their applications to advanced ignition schemes and the development of computer-vision–assisted analysis techniques. Dr. Ceurvorst received B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Physics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 and his Ph.D. in Atomic and Laser Physics from the University of Oxford in 2018. Prior to joining LLE in 2021, he worked as a postdoc at the CELIA laboratory in Bordeaux, France.