LaserNetUS

04/17/2024

02/21/2024

Join us on Mar. 1 from 12-1 PM PST, to dive into the details of our newly launched LaserNetUS Joint Initiatives in Cycle 6B!

We're thrilled to announce this innovative mode aimed at fostering between external users and LaserNetUS facility personnel. Our goal is to facilitate knowledge exchange, accelerate , and drive within the high-power laser research community.

Key details:
📅 When: March 1, 2024, 12:00 to 1:00 PM Pacific Time
🔗 Register: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MvmQFeF4SBGZ8h3v9Hb7FA #/registration

During the Town Hall, we'll delve into:
✅ Overview of Joint Research Initiatives mode
✅ Technical capabilities of participating LaserNetUS nodes
✅ Proposal submission process and key criteria for consideration

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: LaserNetUS Virtual Town Hall for Cycle 6B. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

09/28/2023

💥 Exciting News from ELI - Extreme Light Infrastructure! 🌍🔬

Don't miss this opportunity! The Proposal Submission Deadline is October 16, 2023, at 23:55 CEST. 📅

Learn more and apply here: https://up.eli-laser.eu/call/3rd-eli-call-for-users-660963332

📆 Mark your calendars! The 3rd Joint ELI - The Extreme Light Infrastructure Call for Users opens today with a final submission deadline on 16 October 2023.

🔬 The Joint User Programme features all three of the ELI Facilities:
💥ELI ALPS Laser Research Institute in Szeged, Hungary, offering unique time-resolved investigation possibilities,
💥ELI Beamlines in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic, specialising in ultra-intense laser pulses, and
💥ELI NP in Măgurele, Romania, focusing on laser-based nuclear physics.

🌌🔍🔬 To gain comprehensive insights into our primary lasers, secondary sources, end-stations, and experimental platforms, visit our centralized ELI User Portal ➡️ bit.ly/3sXQF2T

06/16/2023

⚠️ LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER ⚠️

Registration closes this Monday for our upcoming users meetings that will mark the 5th anniversary of LaserNetUS and we look forward to highlighting the scientific achievements of the network. In light of the recent breakthrough in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), we will also discuss how LaserNetUS can take a leading role in addressing the outstanding science and technology questions related to commercialization of Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE).

We encourage all users who have participated or are interested in experiments at LaserNetUS facilities to attend this meeting and share an update on or results from their research projects. During the meeting, presentations will focus a wide-range of high-energy-density experiments, simulations and high repetition rate diagnostics development as well as future research directions.

The 2023 LaserNetUS Users’ Meeting will be held in person at University of Maryland in College Park, MD from June 27-29, 2023. Located near Washington D.C., participants can take advantage of the conference's proximity to historical landmarks, museums, and the beautiful cityscape of the nation's....

05/17/2023

Dr. Sophia Malko from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has been elected as the new Vice Chair of the LaserNetUS Diagnostics Committee!

Sophia's enthusiasm, ambition, and proactive attitude make her an invaluable asset to the network.

In her short time in this role, Sophia has initiated discussions between LaserNetUS and private industry, fostering , and identifying areas of mutual interest in and diagnostics development. Specifically, Sophia has been instrumental in exploring the intersecting needs of the Inertial ( ) and the Magnetic Fusion Energy ( ) communities, uncovering possibilities for advancement and .

Her commitment to driving and facilitating promises to have a lasting impact on LaserNetUS.

Congratulations Sophia !

04/17/2023

The 2023 LaserNetUS Users' Meeting is just around the corner! Book your room at The Hotel at the University of Maryland now to secure a room at the group rate.

Details can be found on the conference website: https://lnkd.in/gnz9JMtP

We're looking forward to welcoming you to College Park, MD to discuss the future of high-power laser research, technology, and applications.

04/03/2023

Exciting news! Omar Hurricane from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will be one of our plenary speakers at the 2023 Users’ Meeting.

In his talk, titled “How Ignition and Target Gain > 1 was achieved in inertial fusion,” Omar will be sharing his insights on the milestones of burning plasmas, fusion ignition, and demonstrating target energy gain greater than unity. He will share the story of the applied physics challenges that needed to be overcome to achieve these milestones and the strategy the team followed.

See you all at the conference!

MORE INFO HERE: https://events.bizzabo.com/LaserNetUS2023/

03/20/2023

SAVE THE DATE 📆

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 LaserNetUS Users’ Meeting will be held from June 27-29, 2023, at the Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. The conference website, where you can find all the relevant information, including the call for abstracts, registration, student travel grants, and hotel booking, has been launched. Visit https://events.bizzabo.com/LaserNetUS2023/ to learn more.

We are accepting nominations for invited speakers via the conference website or directly through the following link until March 31, 2023: https://forms.gle/k1VQiqjq1HRpJ4iX6

12/19/2022

SAVE THE DATE for the 2023 LaserNetUS Users' Meeting, June 27-29, 2023 in Washington, DC!

- The meeting will include presentations on high-power laser experiments, simulations, and diagnostic/measurement techniques as well as perspectives on the future directions in high-energy-density and high-power laser research.

- The meeting will be 3 full days with multiple poster sessions and many opportunities for networking and discussions.

- More details will be provided in the new year on the webpage! https://lasernetus.org/resources/upcoming-events/2023-lasernetus-users-meeting

12/15/2022

REMINDER: The deadline for the Cycle 5 LaserNetUS Call for Proposal is next Monday December 19th @ 4 PM PST.

For full details of the call, including the new LaserNetUS proposal template, please visit: https://lasernetus.org/proposal

There are several proposal writing resources at your disposal:

- Recording of the 2nd How to Write a Successful LaserNetUS Proposal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuYirzL64gw)

- Recording of the Virtual Town Hall for Cycle 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9DH9Pnn-g)

- Last i-USE Proposal Writing Office Hours this Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, 10 AM - 12 PM PST. (https://csuci.zoom.us/j/82370378696)

12/07/2022

BELLA has undergone an UPGRADE !

New areas of science can now be explored in the fields of particle acceleration, extremely hot plasmas, cancer treatment techniques, and materials for quantum science

This also expands opportunities for LaserNetUS experiments awarded at BELLA

Find out more in the link in our stories and bio 🔗

12/07/2022

‘A new addition to the Berkeley Lab Center means researchers can explore extreme , radiation biology, materials for quantum computers, and beyond’ — this also adds more opportunities for LaserNetUS experiments !

Find out more here:

Things are looking brighter than ever at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center run by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A recently completed upgrade will expand the center’s capabilities into new areas, including studies of particle acceleration, extre...