Upcoming Events
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Past Events
- CMAP Seminar Series: Friday, February 25, 2022 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST
- Wendy Panero, The Ohio State University: "Earth as a Model for Rocky Exoplanets"
- Abstract, flyer and two papers:
- CMAP Seminar Series: Friday, November 5, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
- Sakura Pascarelli of European XFEL: “New scientific opportunities for studies of matter at extreme conditions at the European XFEL”
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- CMAP Seminar Series: Friday, October 22, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
- Stephanie Hansen of Sandia National Laboratories
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- CMAP Seminar Series: Friday, July 30, 2021 | Noon - 1:00 PM EDT
- Chris Pickard of University of Cambridge
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- CMAP Assistant Scientist Interview Seminar: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
- Yong-Jae Kim, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: "Dynamic compression of statically precompressed low-Z materials"
- CMAP Post-doc Interview Seminar: Thursday, July 15, 2021 | Noon - 1:00 PM EDT
- Patrick Heighway, University of Oxford: "Exploiting texture evolution to characterise plasticity under extreme loading conditions"
- CMAP Seminar Series: Friday, May 7, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
- Steven Rose of Imperial College London
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- CMAP Seminar Series: Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
- Eric Mamajek of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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- NNSA March Virtual Job Fair: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
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Flash Center moves to Rochester, advances cutting-edge physics research
The Flash CenterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”devoted to computer simulations to advance understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”has moved from the University of Chicago to Rochester.
Lasers usher in a new era of astronomy
Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, writes Rochester professor Adam Frank, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.
How does radiation travel through dense plasma?
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.
Future physicists experience research firsthand during internship at Rochester
The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP) hosted a five-week internship program this summer for area high school students to learn about high-energy-density physics, perform lab experiments, and work on projects with Rochester physics and astronomy graduate students.
Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½˜helium rainÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™ likely falls in the solar system
An international research team including ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ scientists has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
Rochester leads effort to understand matter at atom-crushing pressures
The University is the host institution for a NSF-funded national collaboration to explore ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½˜revolutionary states of matter.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™
Research provides new insights into the evolution of stars
The High-Energy-Density Physics Theory Group at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics studied how matter under high-pressure conditions might emit or absorb radiation.
New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding
The renewed NNSA agreement brings record funding to the Laboratory for Laser EnergeticsÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”$409.9 million for fiscal years 2019ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“23ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”and demonstrates the agencyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s long-term support of LLE's mission.
Rochester recognized as leader in high-energy-density physicsÂ
Three of eight national research grants recently awarded by the Department of Energy were given to researchers at the University of Rochester, which is home to the largest university-based DOE research program in the nation.
Department of Energy awards $4 million to UniversityÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Extreme Quantum Team
The grant will support research in the growing, multidisciplinary field of Quantum Information Science (QIS), the foundation for the next generation of computing and information processing.