Nick Valverde's Contact Details

Nick Valverde's Company Details

LBNL Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics

Berkeley, CA, us • 100 - 249 Employees
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In the ATAP Division of Berkeley Lab, we drive the frontiers of particle-accelerator and photon-source science; develop and apply science and technology tools to serve the nation's needs; and enhance the next-generation scientific workforce by educating students and mentoring postdoctoral researchers. Our interwoven areas of expertise include:• Accelerator modeling, including preparation for the coming eras of exascale supercomputing, machine learning, and quantum information systems, is a vital tool for designers. Our approach is based on deep collaboration among physicists, applied mathematicians, and computer scientists — a synergy of LBNL strengths. • Laser-plasma acceleration is a revolutionary concept with the potential for making accelerators smaller and more affordable. Our Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center uses one of the world's most powerful lasers in its campaign toward the next landmark in LPA energy and is developing numerous spinoff applications.• Magnet technology. Ever-stronger magnets (which must be cost-effective as well) are a key to high-energy accelerators. We create both evolutionary improvements and paradigm shifts in the design and application of accelerator magnets.• Advanced Light Source accelerator physics. Born in ATAP, the ALS became an LBNL division in its own right. ATAP has remained integral to the many enhancements of this national user facility and the design of its upcoming major upgrade. • Accelerator controls and instrumentation provides the "eyes and ears" (and "hands" on the knobs) of some of the most complex and subtle scientific instruments ever devised, and is a longtime area of ATAP expertise contributing to many DOE projects. • Ion beam technology integrates expertise from ATAP's deep roots in accelerator design and the quest for fusion energy to support fields as diverse as quantum computing, innovative accelerators, and numerous industrial applications.