University of Rochester kicks off master planning process
Faculty, staff, and students help to inform the University’s physical future.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics opens doors on pivotal building expansion
The first major addition to LLE in more than two decades includes clean room facilities to advance next-generation laser science and technologies.
April 2024 in Photos
From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here’s how we spent April at the University of Rochester.
Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution
The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.
University names first associate vice president for real estate, portfolio management, and planning
The new position will lead the real estate strategy for the University of Rochester’s on- and off-campus spaces.
New federal funding approved for Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ Omega Facility
The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method
A novel approach using laser-made nanomaterials made from nonprecious metals could lay the foundation for globally scalable remediation techniques.
Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy
Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.
Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants
Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.
Laser Lab supercomputer ranked one of the world’s most powerful
The new supercomputer enables a four-fold increase in high-performance computing to simulate high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion experiments.