Congratulations to NeXUS Co-PI and OSU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair Claudia Turro on her election to the 2023 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Read more about this year’s new member cohort here: https://www.amacad.org/news/2023-member-announcement
New Time Lapse Video Available!
NeXUS beamline assembly has kicked into high gear! Our team has been busy installing key equipment this summer and fall. Watch the progress unfold here:
Anne L’Huillier to Present on Attosecond Science for X-Lites Network
NeXUS is a founding member of the X-lites network for “extreme light” research. We hope you will join researchers from around the world at an upcoming talk by Dr. Anne L’Huillier from Lund, Sweden. Dr. L’Huillier is presenting online on Nov. 9 from 10-11:30 am EDT. The talk is open to the public. Dr. L’Huillier is presenting on “Attosecond light …
NSF funds Ohio State as the epicenter of an international collaboration at the extremes of laser science
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the funding of a multi-institution, international collaboration to develop and apply “extreme light” to advance the frontiers of science and engineering. The Ohio State University is the lead institution for this Extreme Light in Intensity, Time, and Space (X-lites) collaboration initiative. X-lites aims to promote collaboration among researchers around the world to make full …
User Workshop Recordings Now Available
Our 2022 User Workshop plenary presentations are now available to view on our NeXUS YouTube channel! Check them out here:
NeXUS Co-Director Interviewed for MIPSE Series on Plasma Physics
Dr. Louis DiMauro, co-director of the NSF NeXUS Facility, was interviewed by University of Michigan students as part of the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) series on Plasma Physics. Watch the interview on the MIPSE website or on YouTube. More information about the MIPSE series can be found here: https://mipse.umich.edu/fundamentals.php
4th Working Group Added to July NeXUS User Workshop
The 2nd NSF NeXUS Facility User Workshop, taking place July 25 & 26, 2022, has been expanded to include four working groups that will develop recommendations for first science at the user facility. Researchers in the following fields are encouraged to register for the free workshop on our Workshops page: Quantum Materials and Condensed Matter Physics Attosecond Electronic and Molecular …
NSF Contingent Visits NeXUS
The NeXUS team met with a contingent from the National Science Foundation on Wednesday, May 18th. Three NSF representatives from the Division of Chemistry visited the facility in person; representatives from Physics, Materials Research, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, and Electrical, Communications & Cyber Systems joined the discussion virtually. Presentations from NeXUS leadership focused on facility progress, project management, Covid impacts, …
Registration Open for July NeXUS User Workshop
The next NeXUS User Workshop will be a hybrid event taking place July 25-26, 2022. A Plenary Webinar on July 25th from 12-3 pm ET will feature presentations by Anne L’Huillier (“Attosecond light pulses for the study of electron dynamics in matter”) and David Awschalom (“The quantum revolution: exploring materials for new technologies”), and facility updates from NeXUS co-directors Robert …
NeXUS Co-Director Robert Baker Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Robert Baker, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-director of NSF NeXUS, has been awarded a 2022-23 Fulbright John Von Neumann Distinguished Award in STEM to Hungary to advance the study of ultrafast, high-intensity laser science and foster collaboration between international research communities. From February-May 2023, Baker will work closely with scientists at the Extreme Light …