Eric G. Blackman

Eric G. Blackman is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester and a Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. His research focuses on theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics, with interdisciplinary interests in planetary and geophysical systems. He holds a BS from MIT, a Part III Tripos from Cambridge, and a PhD from Harvard. Blackman has pioneered studies on accretion disks, jets, magnetic fields, and common envelope evolution. He collaborates extensively with experimentalists at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics to bridge astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. His awards include a DOE Faculty Development Award (2000–2003) and APS Fellow (2005). Blackman has mentored numerous students and postdocs across astrophysics and related fields.

• Education: MIT (BS Physics/Math, 1990), Cambridge (M.A.S., 1991), Harvard (PhD Theoretical Astrophysics, 1995)
• Research Themes: Plasma astrophysics, stellar dynamics, planetary magnetization, and laboratory astrophysics.
• Labs & Collaborations: Laboratory for Laser Energetics (Inertial Confinement Fusion), interdisciplinary projects on brain injury physics.