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Jeremy Pigeon, a Scientist in the Plasma & Ultrafast Laser Science & Engineering Division, has been awarded a 2024 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) grant, which spans three years with funding of up to $450,000. Individuals must have received their PhD degree in the last seven years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research for the Department of the Air Force. This award will fund the development of a TW-class mid-IR (2400-nm) laser system built using chirped-pulse amplification. The primary application of this new laser will be for laser–plasma experiments at the wavelength frontier in support of the High-Energy Matter Systems Program at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.