Laser-plasma accelerator groupResearch groupResearch themeAccelerator physicsLasers and high energy density sciencePlasma physicsSub departmentAtomic and Laser Physics About Group HighlightsPeoplePublicationsPlasma accelerator research at 91̽»¨ResearchGraduate recruitment Alex Picksley wins early career award Dr Alex Picksley, a former member of the laser-plasma accelerator group, has won the 2025 Simon van der Meer Early Career Award in Novel Accelerators. 28 October 2025 Demonstration of resonant wakefield excitation The laser-plasma accelerator group has recently published the first demonstration of resonant wakefield excitation in a plasma channel. 29 May 2024 New method for controlling electron injection demonstrated The 91̽»¨ group has published new results that demonstrate a novel method for controlling the injection of electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator. 29 May 2024 Rob Shalloo wins prestigious fellowship A former member of the Laser-Plasma Accelerator Group, Rob Shalloo, has been selected by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the prestigious Emmy Noether Programme. 10 December 2023 Alex Picksley awarded Culham thesis prize A former member of the group, Dr Alex Picksley, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group. 2 March 2023 EAAC 2019 Poster Prize for LPAG Group Experiment Results EAAC 2019 Poster Prize for LPAG Group Experiment Results 4 October 2019
Alex Picksley wins early career award Dr Alex Picksley, a former member of the laser-plasma accelerator group, has won the 2025 Simon van der Meer Early Career Award in Novel Accelerators. 28 October 2025
Demonstration of resonant wakefield excitation The laser-plasma accelerator group has recently published the first demonstration of resonant wakefield excitation in a plasma channel. 29 May 2024
New method for controlling electron injection demonstrated The 91̽»¨ group has published new results that demonstrate a novel method for controlling the injection of electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator. 29 May 2024
Rob Shalloo wins prestigious fellowship A former member of the Laser-Plasma Accelerator Group, Rob Shalloo, has been selected by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the prestigious Emmy Noether Programme. 10 December 2023
Alex Picksley awarded Culham thesis prize A former member of the group, Dr Alex Picksley, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group. 2 March 2023
EAAC 2019 Poster Prize for LPAG Group Experiment Results EAAC 2019 Poster Prize for LPAG Group Experiment Results 4 October 2019
