SLAC researchers studying laser-driven proton acceleration introduced a self-replenishing water sheet target to address the inefficiency of replacing targets after each laser pulse. The new target had an unanticipated side effect, resulting in a naturally focused, more tightly aligned proton beam.
Danny Kim, an undergraduate student in the group, led the team behind the Rough Draught Pub. Run by students, the pop-up pub aimed to augment social opportunities on campus, as an alternative to parties and Greek life.
PECASE recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership, and is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers.
Funded by the Department of Energy, these centers are part of an effort that brings together national laboratories, universities and industry to invent and accelerate novel microelectronics technologies to operate efficiently or in extreme environments.
