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Abdolrahim, Niaz
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
- niaz@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7817
- 404 Hopeman
Interests: Multiscale Modeling of Materials; Nanoporous Materials; Nanowires; Thin Films; Atomistic Simulations
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Aluie, Hussein
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Staff Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
- hussein@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7170
- 406 Hopeman
Interests: Turbulence; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Compressible Flows; Magnetohydrodynamics; Hydrodynamic Instabilities
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Askari, Hesam
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- askari@rochester.edu
- 223 Hopeman
Interests: Mechanics of Solids and soft matter; Granular systems; Stocahstic response ; Manufacturing techniques
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Bahukutumbi, Radha P.
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- rbah@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1453
- 250 East River Road
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Betti, Riccardo
- Robert L. McCrory Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics and Astronomy - Chief Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Director, Fusion Science Center of Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition
- riccardo.betti@rochester.edu | (585) 274-1198
- 212 Hopeman
Interests: Thermonuclear plasmas; Controlled thermonuclear fusion; Magnetic and inertial confinement fusion; High-energy-density physics
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Blackman, Eric G.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- blackman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0537
- 417 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
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Boehly, Thomas
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- trb@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0254
- 250 East River Road
![Gerrit Bruhaug](graduate/images/2019/bruhaug.jpg)
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Burns, Stephen J.
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor Emeritus, Materials Science
- stephen.j.burns@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4082
- 212 Hopeman
Interests: Fracture Mechanics Applied to Grinding; Polishing, Adhesion and Slitting; Deformation Kinetics; Thermodynamic Energy Balances in Linear Systems
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Campbell, Mike
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- mcamp@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2732
- 250 East River Road
![David Alexander Chin](graduate/images/2019/chin.jpg)
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Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
- Tracy Hyde Harris Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics - Associate Director of Science, Technology and Academics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Director, Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP)
NSF Physics Frontier Center
- gcollins@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: Laboratory Astrophysics; High Pressure/High Energy Density Physics; Condensed Matter; Planetary Science; Plasma Physics ; Thermonuclear Fusion
![Linda Crandall](graduate/images/2019/crandall.jpg)
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Davies, Jonathan
- Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- jdav@lle.rochester.edu
- 250 East River Road
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Dias, Ranga
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
- rdias@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4112
- 220 Hopeman
Interests: High Temperature superconductivity; Quantum phase transitions; Dynamic response of solids; Novel material synthesis; High pressure NV optical magnetometry; High energy density physics
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Epstein, Reuben
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- reps@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5405
- 250 East River Road
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Frank, Adam
- Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Physics and Astronomy - Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- afrank27@gmail.com | (585) 275-1717
- 417A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
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Froula, Dustin
- LLE Distinguished Scientist
LLE Director PULSE Division
Professor of Physics (Research)
- dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
- 288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: experimental plasma physics
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Goncharov, Valeri
- Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- vgon@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5877
Interests: Computational physics; Fluid mechanics; Partial differential equations with applications in fluid mechanics; Hydrodynamic instabilities; Plasma physics
![Xuchen Gong](graduate/images/2019/gong.jpg)
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Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
- Associate Professor of Physics
LLE Staff Scientist
- gourdain@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3089, (585) 275-3060
- 456 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental plasma physics
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Hu, Suxing
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- shu@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-3794
- 250 East River Road
![Maggie Huff](graduate/images/2019/huff.jpg)
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Kelley, Douglas H.
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Staff Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
- d.h.kelley@rochester.edu
- 218 Hopeman
Interests: Fluid dynamics of the brain’s waste removal system; Mixing in the inner ear; Liquid metal batteries and grid-scale energy storage; Mixing in metals casting; Coherent structures in reactive mixing
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Knauer, James
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- jkna@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2074
- 250 East River Road
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Lambropoulos, John
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Materials Science
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Materials Science Graduate Recruiting Committee
- john.lambropoulos@rochester.edu
- 216 Hopeman
Interests: Micromechanics; Mechanics & Materials Issues in Optics Manufacturing; Defect Generation During Crystal Growth
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Maximov, Andrei
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- amax@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1440
Interests: Theoretical plasma physics; Inertial confinement fusion; High-energy-density physics
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Myatt, Jason
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- jmya@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5772
- 250 East River Road
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Nakajima, Miki
- Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- mnakajima@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6617
- 224D Hutchison Hall
Interests: Dynamics of planetary impacts; Evolution of planetary interiors; Planet formation and evolution; Early Earth, Earth-Moon formation; Modeling Enceladus plumes; Origin of the Martian moons; Exomoon formation; Space missions
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Nilson, Philip
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- pnil@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9527
- 250 East River Road
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Quillen, Alice C.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
- 424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
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Ren, Chuang
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Department of Physics
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- chuang.ren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
- 203A Hopeman
Interests: Inertial confinement fusion; Plasma astrophysics; High performance computing
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Rygg, J. Ryan
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- Assistant Professor of Research, Mechanical Engineering
- ryan.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1549
- 307 Hopeman Hall
Interests: high-energy-density physics; shock waves; inertial confinement fusion
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Sangster, Craig
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- csan@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2350
- 250 East River Road
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Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
- 466 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
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Sefkow, Adam
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- adam.sefkow@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3541
- 250 East River Road
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Shang, Jessica
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
- j.k.shang@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2730
- 206 Hopeman
Interests: Experimental fluid mechanics; biological fluid systems; fluid-structure interactions; vortex dynamics; HED hydrodynamics and transport
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Shaw, Jessica
- Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- jessica.shaw@rochester.edu | (585) 273-5174
- 250 East River Road
![Zaire Sprowal](graduate/images/2019/sprowal.jpg)
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Tarduno, John A.
- Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- john.tarduno@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5713
- 227 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
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Theobald, Wolfgang
- Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- wthe@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2628
- 250 East River Road
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Trail, Dustin
- Associate Professor
- dustin.trail@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7182
Interests: Experimental geochemistry; early Earth - including understanding the origin(s) of the oldest terrestrial rocks and minerals; planetary geology; astrobiology; lunar geochemistry; "water" in nominally anhydrous minerals; isotope geochemistry and geochronology of accessory minerals; redox chemistry of magmas, fluids, and minerals - including the application of synchrotron-based techniques
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Turnbull, David
- Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- dpturnbull@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4926
- 250 East River Road
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Watson, Dan M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8576
- 418 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy