Events
Upcoming and past NSF OPAL meetings and events.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
NSF OPAL Conceptual Design Review
April 22–23, 2025
The NSF OPAL RI-1 award supports the design of a new, world-leading, high-power laser user facility at the University of Rochester.
Two new 25-petawatt lasers will push beyond the current state of the art in peak laser power to achieve and study extreme physical conditions, such as ultrahigh electromagnetic fields, temperatures, and pressures that represent the frontier of science in studying matter in the Universe.
NSF OPAL aims to support four areas of frontier research identified by the Multi-Petawatt Physics Prioritization (MP3) workshop.
NSF OPAL Diagnostic Systems Community Update
January 16, 2025
This 3-hour session will provide an update on key aspects of the NSF OPAL diagnostic systems design.
NSF OPAL: Laser System Design and Critical Technologies
November 8, 2024
Given by NSF OPAL Lead Laser Scientist Jake Bromage, this talk will present an overview of the proposed laser architecture and cutting-edge technologies of the NSF OPAL system. Key achievements and future prospects of the MTW-OPAL facility, which has been crucial to prototyping many of the technologies necessary for the future NSF OPAL construction project, will also be highlighted.
NSF OPAL Conceptual Design Update
October 31, 2024
An update for the scientific community on key aspects of the NSF OPAL design.
NSF OPAL Project Requirements Review
February 5, 2024
A review of the top-level NSF OPAL requirements for the scientific community.