Dear Colleagues,

 

This is an announcement of the 2021 NIF and JLF Virtual User Group Meeting, February 9-10, 2021.  The meeting will be

entirely online this year.  We will be having exciting talks covering on-going research at both facilities, plenary talks from

leading researchers in academia on high-energy-density science topics, and status updates on refurbishment and new capabilities at both facilities.  We hope also to feature speakers from DOE to offer their perspectives and a report on the 2020 ICF study. 

 

New this year:

 

• We hope to have an online virtual poster slam for student and post-doctoral researchers! 

 

• Tour the National Ignition Facility Like Never Before! We will be offering a way to schedule your own virtual tour.

 

This 360° virtual tour takes visitors along the regular highlights of the in-person route such as the laser bay, control room, and Target Chamber exterior. While a virtual tour can’t replace the feeling of walking around the facility, a silver lining is the ability to offer new experiences, like flying above the laser bay, soaring into the Target Chamber, and venturing deep into one of four capacitor bays that power NIF shots. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save the dates and look for the call for registration and abstract submission in the coming weeks.

 

Please contact the NIF User Office (nifuseroffice@llnl.gov) with any questions.

 

With warm regards,

 

Roger Falcone, Chair NIF User Group Executive Committee

Petros Tzeferacos, Vice Chair