Adam B. Sefkow

Adam B. Sefkow is an American physicist, academic, and researcher specializing in high-energy density physics, inertial confinement fusion and laser-plasma interactions. He is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester as well as a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). Sefkow has worked in fusion energy research and has received Early Career Research Program Award from United States Department of Energy in 2017.
Education
Adam B. Sefkow earned his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 2007. Following his doctoral studies, he joined Sandia National Laboratories as technical staff in the Pulsed Power Sciences Center. He remained at Sandia until 2016, when he accepted a position at the University of Rochester.
Career
He is currently serving as an assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science at the University of Rochester, where he has held faculty positions since 2016. He served as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia from 2007 to 2014 and has been a collaborating scientist with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2007.Same year, he also received Fusion Power Associates Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award for his contributions to fusion engineering, including advancements in laser-plasma interactions and charged-particle beam transport.
Research
Sefkow’s research primarily revolves around high-energy density physics, magneto-inertial fusion, and plasma physics. He is recognized for his work in the development of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF), a novel approach to achieving controlled thermonuclear fusion. Sefkow was instrumental in the design and execution of the first successful MagLIF experiments on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories, leading to significant neutron yields.
He has been involved in experiments at major US laser facilities, including the National Ignition Facility (NIF), OMEGA, Z-Beamlet, and TRIDENT, investigating the role of magnetic fields in fusion experiments and advancing the understanding of laser-plasma interactions.
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