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Professor Toshiki Tajima Awarded AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) Division of Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP) CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to view the Society News Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) flyer February, 2019 …………………………….. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize Lecture: Wakefields: Toilet science and gamma-ray bursts Kanazaqwa, Japan, November 12, 2018 CLICK… Continue Reading AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics…Continue Reading AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics

American Physical Society 2019 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators CLICK HERE to download award letter “For the invention and leading the first realization of laser wakefield acceleration, which opened the way to compact acceleration applications such as ultrafast radiolysis, brilliant x-rays, intra-operative radiation therapy, wakefield beam dump, and high energy… Continue Reading Robert R. Wilson Prize 2019…Continue Reading Robert R. Wilson Prize 2019

Secretary Rick Perry Tweets about his tour at TAE laboratory in California to see firsthand one of the most advanced #FusionEnergy efforts in America. Touring @TAE laboratory in California to see firsthand one of the most advanced #FusionEnergy efforts in America. #NewEnergyRealism pic.twitter.com/QYiJG3Kaom — Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) July 18, 2018…Continue Reading Secretary Rick Perry Tours TAE

Professor Tajima has recently presented a talk at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) commemorating SIOM’s success in launching the convergent effort of the $1.3B Shanghai Coherent Light Facility and Station for Extreme Light (100PW laser) and the 20keV superconducting XFEL. The combination of the highest intensity laser and world class XFEL will… Continue Reading Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) and the Station for Extreme Light…Continue Reading Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) and the Station for Extreme Light

Professor Tajima has presented a talk at Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center, hosted by Dr. Paul Grabowski, a former UCI postdoctoral fellow. The talk is titled “X-ray Wakefield Accelerator on a Chip”. (Click on the link to see the presentation!) Description: “New technology thin film compression (TFC) and coherent amplification… Continue Reading Presentation at Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center…Continue Reading Presentation at Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center

Professor Tajima recently gave a presentation titled “Crossroad of Fusion and Accelerator” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at University of California, Irvine (Division of Continuing Education) on April 17, 2017. View the presentation by clicking this link.! Description: “UCI has been at the forefront of integrating the concept of fusion with a particle accelerator.… Continue Reading OLLI Presentation — ‘”Crossroad of Fusion and Accelerator”…Continue Reading OLLI Presentation — ‘”Crossroad of Fusion and Accelerator”

Professor Tajima hosted and organized a mini-workshop titled “Plasma Astrophysics and Extreme High Energies” on February 6, 2017 at the University of California, Irvine. Talks were given by Prof T. Tajima (UCI) Plasma mini-workshop opening remarks — Tajima, Toshiki Possibility of simultaneously observing gamma ray bursts and gravitational wave emission from Blazars — Tajima, Toshiki  … Continue Reading Plasma Mini-Workshop…Continue Reading Plasma Mini-Workshop

December 21, 2016 — Dr. Tajima recently gave a lecture at the QST 2016 Symposium in Tokyo, Japan. To download the talk, click HERE….Continue Reading QST 2016 Symposium