PhD, University of Rochester, 1997
MA, University of Rochester, 1992
BA Physics, Oberlin College, 1990
Research Interests: High-gain and marginally igniting inertial confinement fusion (ICF) target design;
use of low-density foams in ICF; equations of state; hydrodynamic modeling in ICF
Tim Collins' Bio
PhD Physics, Imperial College London, 1976
BA Mathematics, Cambridge, UK, 1970
Research Interests: Computer modeling of laser–matter interactions and implosion physics, laser frequency conversion
R. Stephen Craxton's Bio
PhD Physics, Stanford University, 1976
MS Physics, Cornell University, 1973
BS Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1970
Research Interests: The simulation and interpretation of x-ray–based implosion diagnostics and the underlying radiation–transport theory, including the radiative properties of matter under nonequilibrium high-energy-density conditions
Reuben Epstein's Bio
PhD Electrical Engineering, University of Vermont, 1997
MS Electrical Engineering, University of Vermont, 1996
BS Electrical Engineering, Cornell, 1987
John Marozas' Bio
PhD, Princeton University, 2007
Research Interests: Computational design and interpretation of inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density–physics experiments, Principal investigator, TriForce Center for Multiphysics Modeling
PhD Plasma Physics, École Polytechnique
MS Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University
BS Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University
Research Interests: Laser–plasma interaction, inertial confinement fusion, high-intensity laser–plasma interactions, plasma physics
Andrey Solodov's Bio
PhD Physics and Astrophysics, University of Turin, 2010 PhD Physics, University of Athens, 2006
PhD Physics, University of Rochester, 2006
MA Physics, University of Rochester, 2001
BS Physics, Brigham Young University, 1999
Research Interests: Capsule and pulse design for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments; code development for and simulations with multidimensional radiation–hydrodynamics software; hydrodynamic instabilities; laser-irradiation uniformity in ICF implosions; alternative ignition schemes; shock ignition
Kenneth Anderson's Bio
PhD Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2014
BS Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010
BS Physics, Texas A&M University, 2010
Research Interests: Numerical modeling, nonlocal thermal transport, shock physics, magneto-radiation hydrodynamics
Duc Cao's Bio
PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, 2022
MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Dayton, 2015
BS Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2010
Research Interests: Inertial confinement fusion, hydrodynamic instabilities, high-performance computing
Sam Miller's Bio
PhD Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
MA Physics, University of Rochester
BA Mathematics, Asbury College
Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, star formation, exoplanets, astrobiology
Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback's Bio
BA Computer Science, State University of New York, Buffalo
Research Interests: Application of the latest high performance computer hardware and available software techniques
to optimize computational time of large-scale scientific simulations
David Keller's Bio