Flash Center moves to Rochester, advances cutting-edge physics research
January 6, 2023
The Flash Center for Computational Science offers researchers worldwide access to a computer code that simulates phenomena in astrophysics, high-energy-density science, and fusion research.
Jessica Shang elected Member-at-Large of the APS GSCCM
January 2023
Jessica Shang, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester was elected Member-at-Large (a 2-year term) of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (GSCCM).
The Universe Is More in Our Hands Than Ever Before
January 3, 2023
Adam Frank writes in The Atlantic, “But across its millennia-long history, astronomy has always been a science of separation.”
Scientists hit key milestone in fusion energy quest
December 13, 2022
The major breakthrough of achieving ignition is cause for celebration at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics as well.
The messy death of a multiple star system and the resulting planetary nebula as observed by JWST
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Probing atomic physics at ultrahigh pressure using laser-driven implosions
Hu, S. X., D. T. Bishel, D. A. Chin, P. M. Nilson, V. V. Karasiev, I. E. Golovkin, M. Gu, S. B. Hansen, D. I. Mihaylov, N. R. Shaffer, S.…
New analysis of shock compression data for selected silicates
Jeanloz, R. (2022). Scaling relations for combined static and dynamic high-pressure experiments. In Y. Fei and M. Walter (Eds.), Static and Dynamic High Pressure Mineral Physics (pp. 135-146). Cambridge University…
New analysis of shock compression data for selected silicates
Duffy, T. S. (2022). New analysis of shock compression data for selected silicates. In Y. Fei and M. Walter (Eds.), Static and Dynamic High Pressure Mineral Physics (pp. 113-134). Cambridge…
Morphology of shocked lateral outflows in colliding hydrodynamic flows
R. N. Markwick, A. Frank, J. Carroll-Nellenback, E. G. Blackman, P. M. Hartigan, S. V. Lebedev, D. R. Russell, J. W. D. Halliday, and L. G. Suttle. Morphology of shocked…