U.S. Universities with Directed Energy Research Centers
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Several prominent US universities maintain dedicated research centers focused on directed energy (DE) technologies, such as high-energy lasers (HEL), high-power microwaves (HPM), atmospheric propagation, and related applications for defense, space, and industrial uses. These are primarily funded or partnered with DoD entities like AFRL or JDETO.
University / Website Link / Key Contacts
Penn State University
Center of Excellence in Directed Energy (CEDE)
Douglas H. Werner (Director, CEDE)
dhw@psu.edu
814-863-2946
Bed Poudel (Associate Director)
bup346@psu.edu
814-865-9857
University of Central Florida (UCF)
Center for Directed Energy
Martin C. Richardson (Founding Director) mcr@creol.ucf.edu
407-823-6819
Robert Bernath (Director, TISTEF Facility)
Robert.Bernath@ucf.edu
407-823-2066
University of Arizona
Center for Directed Energy (CDE)
Pavel Polynkin (CDE Director)
ppolynkin@optics.arizona.edu
520-621-2864
David W. Hahn (CDE Co-Director) dwhahn@arizona.edu
520-621-6595
University of New Mexico (UNM)
Directed Energy Center (DEC@UNM)
Edl Schamiloglu (Director)
edls@unm.edu
505-277-4423
Ganesh (Gunny) Balakrishnan (Associate Director)
gunny@unm.edu
505-272-7970