Christopher Deeney
Director and Distinguished Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics | Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Rochester
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Biography
His professional activities and awards include:
· Fellow of the American Physical Society
· Fellow of the IEEE
· Authored ~200 journal papers (h-index of 45)
· Recipient of the 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Plasma Science and Applications Award
· Reviewer for various technical journals
· Served three times on the Executive Committee of the IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Group
· Served twice on the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society Administrative Committee
· Chairperson for the 550-scientist 1999 IEEE ICOPS Conference in Monterey, CA, and the 2005 Z- pinch Physics Minicourse
· Guest editor for the 1998 IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science special issue on Z-pinches
Education
Imperial College London
PhD
Plasma and High Temperature Physicis
University of Strathclyde
BS
Physics
Affiliations
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Selected Media Appearances
Laser Lab To Receive $99.4 Million in Federal Funds
The Rochester Beacon online
2024-03-12
The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics is slated to receive $99.4 million in fiscal 2024 for its Omega laser facility.
The funds, which come from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s Inertial Confinement Fusion program, was included in a “minibus” package of six appropriations bills.
The new funding will be used to conduct research in support of the NNSA’s Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program, which maintains the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, UR officials say. It will also enable the facility to continue its work in fusion and understanding matter at extreme conditions, and ensure that researchers can access the facilities into the 2030s.
“Every year, our facilities conduct 80 percent of the NNSA’s sponsored high-energy-density and fusion shots for the national laboratories’ and other academic researchers,” says Chris Deeney, director of LLE.
Local Academics and Engineers Part of Groundbreaking Fusion Announcement
WXXI Public Media online
2022-12-13
Scientists have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — and some from Rochester had a hand in the process.
Christopher Deeney is Director of the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, which has been working on this project for some time. He said there were indications some months ago that researchers would be able to hit this milestone.
“A year ago we started mapping out what we had to do differently because this was a major scientific result for the community, that told us that this particular approach to fusion, can be made to work,” said Deeney.
Construction Begins on UR Laser Lab Expansion
WHAM-TV tv
2022-08-17
Work is underway on a $42 million expansion at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
The new three-floor building, which will connect to the existing building on East River Road in Brighton, will include 66,000-square-feet of lab and office space for approximately 110 employees.
"I always joke that we call Rochester the Flower City; I call it the Photon City," said Christopher Deeney, director of the laser lab. "Between the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, our legacy research in imaging development with Kodak, what we're doing now at L3 Harris for imaging, this is the place to do optics and laser technology in this country. This will be a great new attractor in building the legacy of this city, this region."
New director named at UR’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Rochester Business Journal print
2022-05-23
He previously served as chief science and technology officer, National Security Directorate, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and before that at the Nevada National Security Site, the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and the Sandia National Laboratories.
Research Grants
Omega Laser Facility - Cooperative Agreement
U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA)
2024-01-01
The cooperative agreement enables Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester to continue operating the Omega Laser Facility, home to two of the most powerful laser systems in the world; collaborating with the greater scientific community to develop novel diagnostics, experimental platforms, and laser technologies required for laser-direct-drive ignition; and expanding LLE’s role in high-energy-density physics research. The agreement emphasizes training technicians, engineers, operators, and educators to help build and diversify the nation’s long-term workforce needs for national security.
