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LSO Workshop - Program, Abstracts, Bios and Presentations

Monday, May 18, 2026

Time Topic Speaker
  CLSO Exam & SSC-8, SSC-6, TSC-5 Meetings  

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (8:30 - 5:00)

Time Topic Speaker Presentation
7:30-8:25 Registration    
SESSION 1 Welcome to LSOW-2026 Jamie King, LLNL  
8:30 Welcome – History/General Information Jamie King Download Presentation
8:50 Welcome to Workshop: Part 1 Mike Roth Download Presentation
8:50 Welcome to Workshop: Part 2 Dr. Mark Sutton (LLNL)/Brandon Antolak (SNL) Download Presentation
9:10 Keynote: From the Jupiter Laser Facility to the National Ignition Facility: an overview of high-power laser experiments at LLNL Dr. Félicie Albert, Director-Jupiter Laser Facility  
10:00 BREAK    
SESSION 2 Laser Safety Programs/Training Dr. Ramona Gaza, NASA-Johnson Space Center  
10:20 University Laser Safety Brian Andersson, University of Minnesota Download Presentation
10:50 The Importance of Training New Users Ken Barat, Laser Safety Solutions Download Presentation
11:20 To Infinity and Beyond: How NASA Ensures Safe Outdoor Laser Operations Across Diverse Laser Missions   Jamie Gurney, NASA-Kennedy Space Center Download Presentation
11:50-1:20 LUNCH    
SESSION 3 LSO Tools I Kelsie Meystedt, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory  
1:20 Practical Tools for LSOs: Integrating Machine Safety, ANSI Z136.9, and Non-Beam Hazard Principles in Modern Laser Systems Troy Gonyon, EssilorLuxottica Download Presentation
1:50 LCA Engineered Search Controls Dr. Mike Woods, SLAC Download Presentation
2:20 Protecting people, systems and facilities by doing safe laser beam diagnostics Félicien Legrand, Gentec-eo Download Presentation
2:50 BREAK    
SESSION 4 Incidents/Accidents/Lessons Learned I Chandler Cottam, LLNL  
3:20 Lessons from a Non-Injury Stray Beam Exposure during Harmonic System Commissioning Dr. Eric Cunningham, SLAC Download Presentation
3:50 Navigating Uncharted Territory – Lessons Learned in the Class 5 Laser Lab Eric Lawson, Lockheed Martin Download Presentation
4:20 Incident Response & Post Exposure Evaluation: Building a Modern Laser Injury Protocol Randy Paura P.E., Dynamic Laser Solutions, Inc Download Presentation

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4:50 END OF DAY 1 TALKS    

Wednesday May 20th (8:00-4:20)

Time Topic Speaker Presentation
SESSION 5 Applications and Solutions Mary Handy, University of Utah  
8:00 Spectrally integrated Raman scatter imaging for quantitative mixing measurements in methanol sprays under elevated pressure and temperature Dr. Lyle Pickett, Sandia National Laboratories, CA Download Presentation
8:30 The National Ignition Facility Gordon Brunton - NIF Director, LLNL Download Presentation
9:00 Ionizing Radiation Production and Hazard Management Due to Laser Operations at the National Ignition Facility Anthony Novello, LLNL Download Presentation
9:30 BREAK    
SESSION 6 NIF TOURS, Vendor Exhibition/(BINGO), and Laser Safety Game Show Judi Reilly  
9:30 Groups 1&2 Depart    
9:50 Groups 3&4 Depart    
10:10 Groups 5&6 Depart    
10:30 Groups 7&8 Depart Groups 1&2 return    
10:50 Groups 9&10 Depart – Groups 3&4 return    
11:10 Groups 5&6 return    
11:30 Groups 7&8 return    
11:50 Groups 9&10 return THEN GROUP PHOTO at 12:00    
12:10-1:30 LUNCH-VENDOR EXHIBITION    
SESSION 7 Bioeffects Caroline Billon, Sandia National Labs-CA  
1:30 Hazards from uncharacterized secondary reflected emissions: findings from a Canadian Armed Forces Laser Safety investigation Maj. David Brookes, Canadian Armed Forces Download Presentation
2:00 Laser Material Interaction Safety Consideration Priscilla Yung and Anni Mai, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Download Presentation
2:30 Nonlinear Processes in Threshold Damage to Tissues Relevant to Laser Safety Dr. Ben Rockwell, Rockwell Laser Industries Download Presentation
3:00 BREAK    
SESSION 8 LSO Tools II Barbara Sams, Samata Enterprises LLC  
3:15 Optics – Friends and Foes Dragan Velkov, Edmunds Optics Download Presentation
3:45 Laser Alignment Training Karla Armstrong, LLNL Download Presentation
4:15 Multiwavelength Laser Safety Calculations Case Studies in Supercontinuum Lasers Judi Reilly, CLSO Download Presentation
4:30 END OF DAY 2 TALKS - SELECT WINNERS FOR VENDORS BINGO    
6:00 POSSIBLE SOCIAL EVENT    

Thursday May 21 (8:30-5:00)

Time Topic Speaker Presentation
SESSION 9 Special Considerations Brandon Morioka, LLNL  
8:30 Electrical Safety for the LSO Simon Lappi, Download Presentation
9:00 Harmonizing laser safety courses from different providers, to improve consistency and quality Patrick Murphy, ILDA Download Presentation
9:30 OEM Laser Integration: Navigating Federal Reporting Mandates and Commercial Supply Chain Risks Scott Wohlstein, The Photonics Group Download Presentation
10:00 BREAK    
SESSION 10 Incidents/Accidents/Lessons Learned II Karin Adams, Idaho National Laboratory  
10:20 ELI Beamlines – Facility Operation and Lessons Learned Dr. Ing. Ondřej Cibulka, Extreme Light Infrastructure Download Presentation
10:50 Department of Energy Laser Worker Survey Mike Roth, Sandia National Laboratories Download Presentation
11:20 DOE Accidents, Near Misses, Lessons Learned since 2024 Jamie King, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Download Presentation
11:50 Closing remarks Mike/Jamie  
12:00 END OF DAY 3 TALKS    
1:30-5:00 DOE EFCOG Laser Safety Task Group Meeting – University LSO Meeting