
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Laser spectroscopy, plasma physics.
RESEARCH:
- Experimental topics include experiments for plasma waves and instabilities, plasma self-organization and sheaths, and laser-induced fluorescence and wave-absorption diagnostics of plasmas.
- Student projects are typically experimental with a significant interaction with theory.
- Theoretical topics include plasma kinetic theory including waves and nonlinear fluctuations.
- There are two labs at Iowa, including: a 3-meter linear magnetized-plasma device and a large multi-dipole discharge. Both are equipped with single-frequency scanning lasers for high-resolution laser spectroscopy. Some students also participate in collaborations on the Large Plasma Device located at UCLA.
- Beyond interactions with group members, students participate in the plasma seminar and interact with Departmental theoretical and experimental plasma, space physics, and astronomy faculty.
- Students develop skills including data analysis, high-resolution laser spectroscopy, designing and building apparatus, electronics, computation.
- Previous assistants have found employment in academia, national laboratories, and in industry.
OUR RESEARCH IS MAINLY SUPPORTED BY

