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SLAC Researchers Image Plasma Instability

February 12, 2026

Researchers at SLAC used the LCLS X-ray laser to resolve the real-time evolution of current filamentation instability.

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Carmen Menoni Receives 2026 SPIE Award

January 28, 2026

Professor Carmen Menoni has been honored by SPIE for her pioneering work in extreme ultraviolet photonics.

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Blue Laser Fusion Joins the RISE Hub!

October 6, 2025

Marking a key milestone in collaborative efforts to advance IFE research through a new DOE INFUSE award.

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Dr. Siegfried Glenzer Receives Teller Medal

September 15, 2025

This prestigious honor recognizes his visionary leadership in enabling ignition at the National Ignition Facility.

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RISE Hub Seminar and Colloquium Series

Lessons Learned and Ongoing Research at Electra:
A Rep-Rate Excimer Laser Facility
April 9, 2026

Kinetic Modeling and Theory of
Crossed-Field Plasmas
March 12, 2026

New Frontiers in
Optical Coatings
February 12, 2025

The Blue Laser Fusion
Laser IFE Platform
January 15, 2026

Time-Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy and
Imaging for IFE Target Design
December 12, 2025

Atomic Structure & Conductivity in
Warm Dense Matter
November 11, 2025

The FLASH
Code
November 4, 2025

Advanced X-Ray Imaging Techniques for
Fusion Energy Research
October 9, 2025

Stimulated Brillouin
Scattering Gain
September 11, 2025

Irradiating Nanowires to
Generate Fusion Neutrons
August 14, 2025

Laser Drivers
for Fusion
July 10, 2025

Target
Physics
June 12, 2025

RISE Hub
Industry Partners
May 8, 2025

Stimulated Brillouin
Scattering
March 13, 2025

RISE Hub
Intro Meeting
February 13, 2025

Highlights from the U.S. IFE Annual Conference
March 22 – 27, 2026

 

Fusion Energy Week Presentation at CSU
May 8, 2025

Group Photo

Group Photo

Audience

Audience

Eric Erli and Alexander Meadows, Marvel Fusion

Eric Erli and Alexander Meadows, Marvel Fusion

Dr. Oak Nelson, Columbia University

Dr. Oak Nelson, Columbia University

Highlights from the IFE-SURE Student Symposium
July 27 – 29, 2025

IFE-SURE symposium session 1

IFE-SURE Group Photo in Front of US Capitol

IFE-SURE symposium session 2

IFE-SURE Group Photo at Symposium

IFE-SURE symposium session 3

IFE-SURE Group Photo in US Capitol

IFE-SURE symposium group photo

IFE-SURE Students, Mentors, and U.S. Department of Energy Program Monitor