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  Max Maigler, who worked with the HEDS division while a visiting student at Stanford, was awarded his PhD summa cum laude from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich for his thesis "Atomic-Scale Simulation of keV Xenon Ion Irradiation-Induced Erosion in Spacecraft Electric Thruster Materials".

  Faculty members from the Stanford Robotics Center, along with members of the HEDS division, visited the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab to plan uses of robotics in support of fusion research.

  PhD student Griffin Glenn won the best student poster award at the IFE-STAR Conference for his poster "Laser-driven ion acceleration from pre-expanded converging H2O microjets"

  HEDS postdoc Alexis Marret received 205,6000 node hours at the Texas Advanced Computing Center for his allocation proposal titled ""Multi-scale modeling of ion beams from hybrid laser-plasma to RF accelerator".

Review offers policymakers new insights into implications of cutting-edge technology, including laser science

The HEDS division at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is leading groundbreaking advancements in fusion research through innovative technologies, aiming to tackle the challenges of harnessing fusion as a viable energy source.

SLAC’s expertise in inertial fusion energy (IFE) led to its selection for the TINEX project.

As a member of the General Atomics-led TINEX Collaborative, SLAC will help develop advanced target tracking technology allowing high-repetition lasers to hit each fusion fuel target with precision.