John Palastro
Plasma Theory Group Leader
Ph.D. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. Applied Mathematics, Clemson University
Research Interests: Short- and long-pulse laser–matter interactions, plasma-based accelerators and radiation sources
Chuang Ren
Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S., Tsinghua University
B.S., Tsinghua University
Research Interests:High-energy-density physics, plasma astrophysics, and high-performance computing
Russell Follett
Scientist
Ph.D. Plasma Physics, University of Rochester
M.A. Plasma Physics, University of Rochester
B.S. Physics, Colorado State University
Research Interests: Numerical simulation of laser–plasma interactions for inertial confinement fusion applications; optical Thomson scattering
Andrei Maximov
Scientist
Ph.D. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Lebedev Physics Instute of Academy of Sciences
M.Sc. Engineering Physics, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Research Interests: Theoretical plasma physics, thermal transport, inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics
Andrey Solodov
Scientist
Ph.D. Plasma Physics, École Polytechnique
M.S. Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University
B.S. Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University
Research Interests: Laser–plasma interaction, inertial confinement fusion, high-intensity laser–plasma interactions, plasma physics
Kathleen Weichman
Scientist
Ph.D. Engineering Physics, University of California San Diego
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests: Relativistic short pulse laser–plasma interaction, plasma-based accelerators and radiation sources
Han Wen
Scientist
Ph.D University of Rochester
M.S. University of Rochester
B.S. University of Science and Technology of China
Research Interests: Laser–plasma interaction theory and numerical modeling, high-energy-density physics, high-performance computing
Baowei Liu
Computational Scientist
Ph.D University of South Carolina
M.S. University of South Carolina
B.S. Nanjing University
Research Interests: Computational physics, high performance computing, and data analytics
Arnaud Colaïtis
Collaborator
Jason Myatt
Collaborator
