Our Group
David Hwang - Professor and Principal Investigator
- email: dqhwang@ucdavis.edu
- Research Physicist at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton University (1978-1985). Main areas of experimental research include tokamak physics, electromagnetic interaction between plasma waves and plasma particles, plasma diagnostic in fusion devices, tokamak fueling with accelerated compact toroids, non-neutral plasmas. Theoretical interests include computer modeling of magnetized plasmas, non-linear interaction of plasma waves.
Robert Horton - Physicist
- email: horton4@gmail.com
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B. S., Physics; B. S., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Experimental experience: interaction of radio-frequency waves with plasma; plasma formation with electron beams; millimeter wave scene imaging; nonlinear wave mixing in plasma; compact toroid formation and evolution; fast gas valves; plasma diagnostics. Computer modeling: Hot-plasma waves; overmoded waveguide systems; compact-toroid acceleration; optical plasma diagnostics.
M. A., Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
Russell Evans - Research Engineer / Programmer
- email: rwevans@ucdavis.edu
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B. S. in Physics, University of California, Riverside (1989)
Duties include the development of software applications for data acquisition and analysis of the CTIX experiment. Specifically create software (usually developed with LabVIEW) to interface with and control power supplies, stepper motors, numerous CAMAC instruments, digital oscilloscopes, other transient digitizers, programmable clocks, and signal/function generators, etc. Also responsible for the development and maintenance of the CTIX web site, the creation of budgets for federally sponsored research grants, the purchasing of experimental equipment, property management, as well as the eniviroment, safety and health (ES&H).
M. S. in Applied Science, University of California, Davis (1992)
Stephen Howard - Post Doctoral Fellow
- email: showard@ucdavis.edu
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B. A. in Applied Mathematics, Bennington College VT (1999)
Research Interests: Diagnostic Methods in Magnetized Plasmas, Plasma Turbulence, Shock Physics
Ph.D. in Applied Science, University of California, Davis (2006)
Samuel Brockington - Graduate Student
- email: sjebrock@ucdavis.edu
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B. A. in Physics and Computer Science, Kalamazoo College MI (2001)
Research Interests: Compact Toriod Formation, Plasma Turbulence, Electric Propulsion for Space Systems
pursuing Ph.D. at UC Davis Department of Applied Science LLNL Student Employee Graduate Research Fellow
Alexander T. Graf - Graduate Student
- email(1): graf2@llnl.gov
- email(2): agraf@psfc.mit.edu
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B. S. in Physics from the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2000)
Research Interests: Plasma Spectroscopic Diagnostics, Magnetic Confinement Fusion
M. S. in Physics from UC Davis (2004)
pursuing Ph.D. from UC Davis Physics department (projected 2007)
Bei Wang - Graduate Student
- email: beiwang@ucdavis.edu
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B. A. in Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University ,China (2003)
Research Interests: Simulation of plasma dynamics, numerical methods for magnetohydrodynamics
M. S. in Applied Science from UC Davis (2005)
pursuing Ph.D. at the UC Davis Department of Applied Science (projected 2008)
Elizabeth Merritt - Undergraduate Student
- email: ecmerrit@mtholyoke.edu
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B. A. in Physics and Mathematics, Mount Holyoke College MA (2007)
Research Interests: plasma physics, semiconductor laser physics
Princeton NUF Student (2005)
