Research
Experiments: Call for Proposals
About Laboratory Basic Science
For information about the Omega Laser Facility and further information about the Laboratory Basic Science (LBS) program, including a User’s Guide, please visit: www.lle.rochester.edu. Questions relating to the Omega Laser Facility, the current experimental capabilities and this call for proposal should be addressed to High-Energy-Density Physics (HEDP) Theory Group Leader, Ryan Rygg: rryg@lle.rochester.edu.
Award Information
Eligibility
All CMAP team members: faculty, scientists, researchers, post-docs and graduate students at the partner institutions are eligible to submit a proposal. Users’ institutions are generally responsible for travel and target expenses as well as any significant consumables required by the experiment.
Award Amount and Sizes
There are six (6) CMAP shot days available in FY2026 (October 2025 to September 2026). The award size minimum allotment is one-half (0.5) day for OMEGA 60 and one (1) day for OMEGA EP. The maximum allotment for each award will be limited to one (1) day per year.
Required Acknowledgement for Successful Applications
“The experiment was conducted at the Omega Laser Facility with the beam time provided under the auspices of the Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Frontiers Center, under Award PHY-2020249. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the investigator(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.”
Application Package
Download the FY2026 application instructions
Investigator(s) should submit the following requirements as a single PDF:
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Download the 4-page fillable PDF FY2026 template:
- Cover (one-page)
- Executive proposal summary (one-page)
- Facility experimental configuration summary (two-page)
- Project narrative (five-page limit)
- Bibliography and references cited
- Biographical sketches for the PI and up to five additional key team members
- Funding sources
Investigator(s) must complete the six-slide experiment summary as a PowerPoint file:
Submit the PDF and PPT files (two attachments total) to adriana.cabiedes@rochester.edu by March 7, 2025.
The CMAP call for proposals for FY2026 are due March 7, 2025.
Decision notifications will be sent in April 2025.
Updated six-slide summaries are due April 7, 2025.