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The LaserNetUS "Behind the Scenes" Interview Series
Mar 12, 2025. News
We will update this page whenever new interviews become available, so please check back periodically.
See below to view the entire interview series introduced in this LaserNetUS press release.
Episode 1: Dr. Mario Manuel, originally published February 27, 2025.
In this first interview, LaserNetUS Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Mario Manuel underscores how LaserNetUS expands opportunities for early-career scientists. Click the preview below to watch Dr. Manuel’s interview, or visit the LaserNetUS YouTube channel for this and other recordings.
Episode 2: Dr. Andrew Longman, originally published March 12, 2025.
In this second episode of our latest Behind the Scenes interviews, Dr. Andrew Longman, Staff Scientist at LLNL and LaserNetUS Principal Investigator (PI), shares why LaserNetUS is a game-changer for researchers in high-power laser science.
Click the preview below to watch Dr. Longman’s interview, or visit the LaserNetUS YouTube channel for this and other recordings.
About Dr. Andrew Longman
Dr. Andrew Longman, a Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is advancing the study of high-intensity laser-plasma interactions. During his PhD at the University of Alberta, he designed and developed spiral phase mirrors to generate optical vortices in high-power lasers. His designs, refined using LLNL's magnetorheological finishing techniques, have produced some of the highest-intensity optical vortices and are now employed in laser facilities worldwide. Leveraging LLNL’s resources and LaserNetUS facilities, Longman conducts pioneering experiments on extreme magnetic field generation, particle acceleration, laser-plasma instabilities, and high-energy-density physics utilizing high-power laser systems.
About LaserNetUS
Founded in 2018, LaserNetUS is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science initiative providing scientists access to a network of high-power laser facilities across the U.S. The program fosters collaboration and supports cutting-edge research in areas such as plasma physics, materials science, and particle acceleration.
Media Contact:
Dr. Chandra Breanne Curry
LaserNetUS Coordinator
ccurry@slac.stanford.edu
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