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Soon-to-be most powerful laser in the US is open for experiments
The NSF-supported facility at U-M is about to begin welcoming researchers to study extreme physics that could advance medicine, microelectronics and more.2023 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Louise Willingale elected Fellow of APS
Willingale is a plasma science leader who is currently helping launch the ZEUS laser facility.University of Michigan fires up ultrafast, ultrapowerful ZEUS laser
Laser Focus World highlights Michigan’s ZEUS laser, the most powerful laser in the U.S., which features chirped-pulse amplification and a multi-laser beam capability.UM seeks to use powerful laser to improve health care, probe the universe
The Detroit News highlights the research that will be conducted with Michigan’s ZEUS, the most powerful laser in the U.S.University of Michigan will soon debut its new ZEUS laser beam
The Detroit News publishes a photo spread of the ZEUS facility preparing to begin operations.University’s new laser will be America’s most powerful: 3,000 times stronger than power grid
The Washington Times interviews Prof. Louise Willingale about Michigan’s Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS), the most powerful laser in America.Univ. of Michigan’s ZEUS will be most powerful laser in US
ZEUS is a 3 petawatt laser. And “3 petawatts is 3,000 times more powerful than the U.S. power grid,” said Louise Willingale, Assoc. Director of the laser facility.First light soon at the most powerful laser in the US
The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has begun its commissioning experimentsScientists fire up the most powerful laser in the US
New Atlas features the activation of Michigan’s ZEUS, the most powerful laser in the U.S.ZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos
As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of societyLouise Willingale named Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences
Willingale was a featured speaker at the 2022 Kavli Frontiers of Science U.S. Symposium, where she presented on high intensity lasers, including ZEUS.Most powerful laser in the U.S. to begin operations soon, supported by $18.5M from the NSF
With first light anticipated in 2022, the NSF will provide five years of operations funding, ramping up as the ZEUS user facility progresses to full capacity.New “Women in ECE” organization provides professional development and community
U-M to become Mount Olympus with ZEUS, the most powerful laser to be built in the U.S.
Beyond Apollo 11: U-M ECE’s role in advancing space exploration
Louise Willingale creates extreme plasma conditions using high-intensity laser pulses
2018 Nobel Prize Laureate Gérard Mourou talks high-intensity optics
ECE student Brandon Russell explores space phenomena in a lab
Louise Willingale advancing scientific knowledge of plasmas
ECE welcomes four new faculty for 2014-15 academic year