Electron density change across the pressure-induced iron spin transition
July 6, 2022
High-pressure single-crystal x-ray diffraction is used to experimentally map the electron-density distribution changes in (Fe,Mg)O as ferrous iron undergoes a pressure-induced transition from high- to low-spin states.
Evidence for Dissociation and Ionization in Shock Compressed Nitrogen to 800 Gpa
Kim, Y.-J., B. Militzer, B. Boates, S. Bonev, P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins, K. P. Driver, D. E. Fratanduono, S. Hamel, R. Jeanloz, J. R. Rygg, D. C. Swift,…
Hao Yin selected for the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing
June 7, 2022
Hao Yin of the University of Rochester was selected to participate in the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC), to be held July 31 – August 12, 2022, at the Q-Center in St. Charles, IL.
Structural complexity in ramp-compressed sodium to 480 Gpa
Polsin, D. N., A. Lazicki, X. Gong, S. J. Burns, F. Coppari, L. E. Hansen, B. J. Henderson, M. F. Huff, M. I. McMahon, M. Millot, R. Paul, R. F.…
First CMAP Annual Meeting
May 6, 2022
The first CMAP Annual Meeting, hosted at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, was a gathering of the CMAP team from MIT, Princeton, the Universities of California at Berkeley and Davis, the University at Buffalo, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. We welcomed guest presenters from Howard University and Washington State University as well.
What does it take to become a scientist, part 1?
May 3, 2022
This is the first of a series of conversations on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson about what it means to be a scientist. Our guests, UR Professor Adam Frank and three CMAP graduate students, describe their own paths into the field.
Numerical investigation of laser-driven shock interaction with a deformable particle
Acharya, N., H. Aluie & J. K. Shang (2022). Numerical investigation of laser-driven shock interaction with a deformable particle, 29, 052302. Physics of Plasmas. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083076
Structure and density of silicon carbide to 1.5 TPa: Implications for extrasolar planets
Kim, D., R. F. Smith, I. Ocampo, F. Coppari, M.C. Marshall, M. K. Ginnane, J. K. Wicks, S. J, Tracy, M. Millot, A. Lazicki, J.R. Rygg, J. H. Eggert, T.…
Jessica Shang selected as 2022 NSF CAREER Award recipient
March 15, 2022
Jessica Shang, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester was selected as a 2022 NSF CAREER Award recipient for her project “Multiscale modeling of perivascular flow in the brain.”
Hussein Aluie selected to 2022 USNC/TAM Young Observer Program
June 2022
Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester and staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has been selected as one of up to two Young Observers in the U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) program in 2022.