University of Rochester

Last updated Jul 6, 2026

University

Funding (Nondilutive): 2 News: 7 Publications: 16

Founding Year

1850

Location

Rochester, New York, United States

Website

www.rochester.edu

News

Jessica Shaw and Team Achieve Record-Breaking Energy Transfer and Compression in Plasma Amplification Research

Sep 2, 2026 • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Karasiev and Team Receive Funding from NSF for New Research Investigating Warm Dense Matter

Sep 1, 2026 • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

New measurement of diamond phase change could mean increased ICF energy gain

Aug 22, 2026 • American Nuclear Society -- ANS

Publications

Quantum effects in plasmas

Oct 1, 2026 • Physics of Plasmas

Moments in time: Numerical analysis of a method for time-resolved neutron spectroscopy

Oct 1, 2026 • Physics of Plasmas

Hall-MHD in driven turbulence FLASH simulations

Sep 2, 2026 • arXiv (physics.plasm-ph)

Funding Received (Nondilutive)

April 6, 2020

programBETHE

$1,749,960

FundersAdvanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

AnnouncementBETHE: Advanced Inertial Fusion Energy Target Designs and Driver Development

April 6, 2020

programBETHE

$1,999,095

FundersAdvanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

AnnouncementBETHE: A Simulation Resource Team for Innovative Fusion Concepts

University of Rochester

Founding Year

Location

Website

News

Jessica Shaw and Team Achieve Record-Breaking Energy Transfer and Compression in Plasma Amplification Research

Karasiev and Team Receive Funding from NSF for New Research Investigating Warm Dense Matter

New measurement of diamond phase change could mean increased ICF energy gain

Milestone Celebration Marks Three Anniversaries at LLE

LLE selected for DOE Genesis Mission award to advance AI-driven fusion research

Celebrating 30 Years of OMEGA

Igumenshchev Paper on Wetted-Foam Target Stability Selected as Editor’s Pick in Physics of Plasmas

Publications

Quantum effects in plasmas

Moments in time: Numerical analysis of a method for time-resolved neutron spectroscopy

Hall-MHD in driven turbulence FLASH simulations

Hot-spot pressure evolution in inertial confinement fusion implosions

Helical jets driven by a ring of laser irradiation

Informing spectral models for dense plasmas with K-edge absorption measurements of warm dense copper

Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target

Superpermeation and Compression Through Vanadium Foil

Multi-petawatt physics at new and future laser user facilities

Size scaling of acceleration phase energetics and its effects on direct-drive DT-layered implosions

Funding Received (Nondilutive)

April 6, 2020

April 6, 2020