Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics Faculty

Gilbert 'Rip' Collins

Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'

Tracy Hyde Harris Professor

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Physics

Associate Director of Science, Technology and Academics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Director, Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP)

NSF Physics Frontier Center

Office Location
307 Hopeman
Telephone
(585) 275-0255

Interests: Laboratory Astrophysics; High Pressure/High Energy Density Physics; Condensed Matter; Planetary Science; Plasma Physics ; Thermonuclear Fusion

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Hu, Suxing

Professor (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering

Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

Group Leader, HEDP-Theory Group, LLE

Office Location
210 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Telephone
(585) 273-3794
Web Address
Website

Interests: Theoretical/Computational High-Energy-Density Physics; Inertial Confinement Fusion; Warm-/Hot-Dense Matter; Intense Laser-Matter Interactions; Ultrafast Dynamics; Attosecond Physics; Computational Atomic; Molecular; Optical Physics

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Rygg, J. Ryan

Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Physics

Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Office Location
307 Hopeman
Telephone
(585) 475-1549

Interests: Experimental high-energy-density physics; shock waves; inertial confinement fusion