Quick Shot

High School Students Present at the 9th Omega Laser Facility Users Group Workshop

July 17, 2017
2017 OLUG poster presenters Sapna Ramesh and Leah Xiao

This year’s Omega Laser Facility Users Group Workshop included posters by two participants from LLE’s 2016 Summer High School Research Program. Advised by Ken Marshall, Sapna Ramesh (left) of Pittsford Mendon High School, presented a poster entitled “Characterization of the Electrical Properties of Contaminated Dielectric Oils for Pulsed Power Research.” She will attend Columbia University. Leah Xiao (right) of Webster Schroeder High School, advised by program director Stephen Craxton, presented a poster entitled “Simulations of Laser-Driven Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion.” She will attend Yale University. A more-detailed description of their projects is available here.