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UR unveils $46M Laboratory for Laser Energetics expansion
Interior of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ 66,000-square-foot expansion completed in 2024. (File photo provided by University of Rochester/ J. Adam Fenster)
Interior of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ 66,000-square-foot expansion completed in 2024. (File photo provided by University of Rochester/ J. Adam Fenster)
UR unveils $46M Laboratory for Laser Energetics expansion
The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) has completed construction on a $46 million building expansion that university leaders said marks a milestone for the national research facility.
The three-floor, nearly 67,000-square-foot building houses – which is LEED Silver certified – houses 15,500 square feet of laboratory space with seating for 132 LLE staff and students, plus 2,900 square feet of collaboration space with seating for an additional 117 people. Work on the project began in August of 2022.
The new space will enable construction of the AMICA laser system, prototyping of the NSF OPAL lasers and creation of next-generation targets, diagnostics and optics for national security efforts.
The building – which was fully funded by UR – also houses the largest optical coating facility of its kind, helping to ensure a US domestic supply chain to support work on the world’s largest lasers.
“LLE’s history underscores the vital role that our country’s leading research institutions play in the development of new technology and the impact our work can have on the nation’s economic growth,” University President Sarah Mangelsdorf said during the recent building ribbon-cutting ceremony. “The facility that we’re dedicating today … is a really important project that will help us advance the work of LLE on all of these fronts.”
Construction on the project was managed by University of Rochester Planning, Design and Construction in partnership with architect CannonDesign; site and civil engineers Passero Associates; construction manager LeChase Construction, and commissioning agent M/E Engineering.
Eight unions participated, with an additional 30 New York-based companies providing goods and services.
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