Prof. Hiroshi Sawada is an associate professor of physics at the University of Nevada Reno. His research interests include experimental investigation of high intensity, short-pulse laser-matter interaction, generation and characterization of laser-driven relativistic electrons, ultrafast high energy density physics with an x-ray free electron laser, diagnostics development for high energy density plasma and inertial confinement fusion.

Using a sub-picosecond laser Leopard coupled with a pulsed power generator Zebra at the UNR’s Zebra Pulsed Power Laboratory, he designs and carries out experimental studies of the creation of warm dense matter in magnetically driven cylindrical compression of a metal wire.

The complete list of my publications can be found in Google scholar and/or Orcid pages.

Research opportunities in my group

A few positions for grad and undergrad students are available (as of July 2021).