Anatoly Maksimchuk

Dr. Anatoly Maksimchuk is a Research Scientist in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. He plays a pivotal role in the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) and serves on the Executive Committee of the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE). As co-PI of the $20M ZEUS facility, he oversees laser beam delivery systems and manages experimental areas.

• Laser-Matter Interaction at Relativistic Intensities
• Table-Top Plasma Accelerators
• High-Power Short Pulse Lasers
• Medical Applications (Cancer Therapy, Imaging)
• Nuclear Physics (Isotope Production)
• Quantum Electrodynamics Regime Studies

Dr. Maksimchuk's research includes groundbreaking work on electron/ion acceleration, nonlinear Thomson scattering, and relativistic harmonics generation. Recent publications focus on ZEUS facility development and extreme laser-plasma interactions.

• 2021 University of Michigan Research Faculty Achievement Award
• 2013 Fellow of the American Physical Society
• 2009 & 2014 College of Engineering Outstanding Research Scientist Awards

His work has appeared in 200+ publications with 4000+ citations, including in Nature, Science, and Physical Review Letters. He mentors doctoral committees and supervises student researchers, collaborating with Nobel laureate Gérard Mourou.