Faculty
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- Professor
Gregory
A.
Benford,
Studies of extremely strong turbulence, particularly in astrophysical
contexts.
Studies of magnetic structures from the galactic center to large scale
galactic jets.
- Professor
Liu
Chen, Theoretical and computational plasma
physics research on fusion and
space plasmas, and on coherent radiation sources. Computing facilities
include local workstation clusters, IBM SP Seaborg at National Energy
Research Scientific Computing Center.
- Professor
William
W. Heidbrink, Experimental plasma physics
with emphasis on energetic ions in magnetic
fusion devices.
- Professor
Zhihong
Lin, Theoretical plasma physics in
laboratory and space plasmas. Gyrokinetic theory. Massively parallel
particle simulations.
- Professor
Roger
D.
McWilliams, Experimental plasma physics
including plasma transport, current drive,
and high power microwaves.
- Professor
Emeritus Norman
Rostoker, Theoretical plasma physics,
especially the Colliding
Beam Fusion Reactor.
- Professor
Emeritus Nathan
Rynn, Experimental plasma physics,
especially fundamental phenomena such as
transport,
diffusion, instabilities and chaos.
Facilities
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Research
Physicists
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- Dr. Heinrich Boehmer,
experimental
plasma physics (primarily basic).
- Dr. Vitaly Bystritskii,
experimental
plasma physics (primarily pulsed power).
- Dr. David Edrich, experimental
plasma
physics (primarily basic).
- Dr. Eusebio Garate,
experimental
plasma physics (primarily pulsed power).
- Dr. Yung Mok, theoretical and
computational plasma astrophysics (primarily
solar magnetic activity).
- Artan
Qerushi, Assistant Researcher, theoretical and
computational plasma physics
- Dr. Frank Wessel, experimental
plasma
physics (primarily pulsed power).
Postdocs
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- Dr. Chris Crabtree, space
plasma physics. Theoretical and numerical analysis of drift wave
propagation in high-beta palsams.
- Dr. Shuanghui Hu, plasma theory
of space and high beta toroidal devices. Analysis of toroidal Alfven
eigenmodes.
- Dr. Yas Nishmura, plasma theory
and computation. Drift wave turbulence and nonequlibrium statistical
mechanics.
Ph.D. Students
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- Yadong Luo, experimental plasma
physics in magnetic fusion divices.
- Deyong Liu, experimental plasma
physics (magnetic fusion).
- Hongpeng Qu, space plasma
physics. Plasma theory.
- Liangji Zhao, experimental
plasma physics.
- David Zimmerman, experimental
plasma physics.
Publication
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