Dr. Jerry Clark was supported by CfHEDS for his research at LLNL, leading to his PhD from FAMU. He has been recently highlighted by the MSIPP program: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/person/jerry-clark
News
July 28, 2026
Recent Florida A&M University PhD graduate Jessica Tucker was quoted in a recent DOE news article, "Quantum in the Palm of Your Hand: The Evolution of Superconducting Qubits: How the Department of Energy’s support for basic research in 1985 set the foundation for today’s...
February 6, 2026
The National Society of Black Physicists honored Dr. Charles Weatherford for Black History Month on February 6, 2026, highlighting his contributions to research and education at Florida A&M University.
https://nsbp.org/blogpost/2195972/Black-History-Month-2026
August 1, 2025
UC Merced students and faculty participated in a new High Energy Density Science Undergraduate Summer School organized by UC and LLNL in Livermore, CA.
https://uclcc.org/uclcc-launches-a-new-pilot-program-high-energy-density-science-summer-school/
April 16, 2025
UC Merced physics PhD student Sameen Yunus has been officially awarded a University of California National Laboratory In-Residence Graduate Fellowship for her project "Achieving fast ignition with electron heating for fusion energy applications" with Dr. Ronnie Shepherd at...
January 27, 2025
Md Mehdi Masud successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Electronic, Magnetic and X-ray Properties of Solids under Extreme Conditions: DFT and Beyond-DFT Approaches." Congratulations, Dr. Mehdi! His advisor is Prof. David Strubbe, and Prof. Aurora Pribram-Jones is one of his PhD...
August 15, 2024
The CfHEDS team gathered for three days of presentations and discussions on our collaborations in research, education, and training, Aug 13-15, 2024, at the University of California Livermore Collaboration Center next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. There were also tours of the...
January 1, 2024
A Physics Today article discusses efforts by Dr. Dave Rakestraw (including with CfHEDS students) to develop and implement smartphone-based physics instructional activities.
Teaching physics with phones: A game changer? Educators are creating new smartphone apps and designing new...
October 19, 2023
Dr. Graziani named fellow of the American Physical Society, for contributions including initiatives like CfHEDS.
Frank R. Graziani [2023]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For original theoretical and computational contributions on the frontiers of fundamental properties...
October 6, 2023
The CfHEDS team gathered for two days of presentations and discussions on our collaborations in research, education, and training, Sept 28-29 2023, at the newly opened University of California Livermore Collaboration Center.
Front row: Brittany Harding, Tony Baylis, Sameen Yunus,...
