Professor Dr. R Fedosejevs

Biography

R Fedosejevs is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, specializing in Electrical and Computer Engineering. With over 40 years of experience, his research interests encompass high power ultrashort laser development, laser-plasma interactions, sensing applications, and materials processing. He has held visiting scientist positions at the National Research Council of Canada, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik in Germany, CELIA Laser Institute in Bordeaux, and the Center for High Power Lasers in Salamanca, Spain. Fedosejevs has extensively worked on various high power laser systems, including high temperature plasma phenomena, particle acceleration, and laser-produced plasmas. His current research focuses on relativistic laser plasma interactions, fast ignition, and shock ignition for laser fusion energy. He is also involved in the development of laser sensor technology and precision micromachining using femtosecond laser pulses, along with research on a high energy proton telescope for a proposed satellite mission.

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