In a collaborative effort between different European institutes, iPAT-LAB is testing new laser-plasma based diagnostics for the analysis of archeological artifacts at the FORTH research institute located in Crete (Greece).

NSERC funded with 12031 $ our market study on Laser-accelerated particle beams for stress testing of materials, in order to explore potential market for our invention liked to the recent published work in the Journal Nature Communications about Laser-accelerated particle beams for stress testing of materials. This market study will allow contacting potentially interested users

Simon Vallières, who participated in the 2018 Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS), one of the leading Particle acceleration Schools located nearby Geneva (CERN), obtained the highest marks in the Course “The Science of Particle Accelerators” at the final exam and scored first of the class. In recognition for his outstanding results, Simon has obtained a scholarship

NSERC funded with 12031 $ our market study on using laser-accelerated protons in the field of Cultural Heritage, in order to explore potential markets for our invention liked to the recent published work in the Journal Nature Scientific Reports about Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams as Diagnostics for Cultural Heritage. This market study will allow contacting potentially interested

The Journal Nature Communications has published our recent work on laser-driven protons for stress testing materials used in harsh conditions. In this work we demonstrate that laser-generated particles, in particular protons, can be used for stress testing materials and are particularly suited for identifying materials to be used in harsh conditions. We show that these

The IXth meeting of the Québec-Italy Joint Subcommittee, held in Québec on July 6, under the co-chairmanship of the Assistant Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs of the Québec Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie (MRIF), Michel Lafleur, and the Consul General of the Italian Republic in Montreal, Marco Riccardo Rusconi, our project “Conservation of Cultural

Simona Veltri obtained his Ph.D., performed as joined Ph.D. between the University of Cosenza “UniCAL” and the INRS with highest marks. The title of his thesis is “Nano Materials and Innovative Laser-Based Accelerators for  Cultural Heritage“. Congratulations ! Simona will stay in the group as Post-Doc.

After the proposal having been selected for obtaining beamtime, iPAT-LAB performed a successful experimental campaign at the LULI Laser facility located at the prestigous Ecole Polytechnique in France. The main topic of the experiment was the use of laser-driven protons for materials science and allowed iPAT-LAB to enjoy one month of challenging beamtime near the

Based on our application, the Research Groups 2017 competition for Compute Canada has awarded 298 core years and 45 TB of project storage on the Computational Research of Compute Canada to our group. This will allow us to perform even more computational work and simulations !

Massimiliano Scisciò obtained his Ph.D., performed as joined Ph.D. between the University of Rome “Sapienza” and the INRS with highest marks. The title of his thesis is “Study and implementation of beamlines and devices for the acceleration, transport and manipulation of laser-generated particle beams”. Congratulations ! Massimiliano will stay in the group as Post-Doc.

P. Antici was among the six young Italian researchers that made their mark in U.S. and Canadian research centres and were awarded a prize during a ceremony held on October 18, 2016 at the Italian Embassy in Washington organised by ISSNAF, the foundation of Italian Scientists in North America which has 4,000 members involved in

After the proposal having been selected for obtaining beamtime, iPAT-LAB performed a successful experimental campaign at the JLF Laser facility at LLNL. The main topic of the experiment was laser-driven protons for materials science and allowed iPAT-LAB to enjoy one month of challenging beamtime in the sunny California.

Simon Vallières, who recently joined the team, was awarded the prestigious Alexander-Graham-Bell scholarship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The prestigious  program allows a greater number of high-caliber students to pursue post-graduate studies in Canada. The objective of the program is to constitute a reliable pool of highly qualified people

C. Liberatore has been awarded the second Poster prize at the 2015 International Workshop on EUV and Soft X-Ray Sources, November 9-11, 2015 in Dublin ▪ Ireland with her contribution entitled “Absorption of EUV radiation in matter and related processes”. Congratulations !

P. Antici has been invited to participate in the World Science Forum. In convening a World Conference on Science for the Twenty-First Century: a New Commitment, from 26 June to 1 July 1999 in Budapest, Hungary, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), in co-operation with

P. Antici has been elected fellow of the Institute of Physics. The Panel agreed that “P. Antici is a highly talented and accomplished person with interesting and varied experience in multiple fields and disciplines. He is still in the relatively early stages of what has thus far been a highly successful and productive career in

During the last general assembly, P. Antici has been elected Fellow of the European Physical Society for his outstanding contribution to physics. “It’s a great honour to be part of such an elite scientific group, and I am very touched by this recognition,” said Professor Antici. “It crowns years of work within the research community,

The Chair of the IEEE Admission and Advancement Committee, Don Wright, elevated P. Antici’s Membership to Senior Member: “It is a great pleasure to congratulate you on your elevation to the grade of IEEE Senior member. IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.”

On May 4, the board of the “Fonds de recherche du Quebec – Nature et technologies” has granted ipat-lab with a grant for the project “Laser-based Electron Diffraction for Femtosecond and Sub-atomic scale imaging”. The project, performed jointly with Prof. Piché from the University of Laval (Quebec), foresees to study the production and use of

M. Barberio won the third posterprize during the 2015 NIF/JLF user’s meeting with her contribution related to “Laser-driven protons for material science”. Congratulations !

P. Antici has been invited, as representative for Canada, to take part in the official launch of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL2015), which will be held at UNESCO Headquarters on 19 and 20 January 2015. IYL2015 is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical

P. Antici has been invited to participate to the 2014 edition of the International Conference on Research Infrastructures. The ambition of ICRI 2014 is to highlight how global research infrastructures can respond to the grand challenges that the world is facing today, what lessons have been learned from the past, and what the priorities and

On June 18 the Board of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded P. Antici a grant within its program “Fonds des leaders” in order to establish the Laboratory for the laser-driven proton beams and applications. The total amount of the funding is 648128 $.

The NSERC has funded the 2013 Discovery Grant submitted by P. Antici and devoted to “Novel high-brightness ultra-short particle sources and applications”. The grant foresees research in laser-based particle sources, in particular protons, and their use in different applications, e.g. materials science. The total grant is of 204000 $ over 5 years.