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Final Doctoral Defense – Mikhail Finko

Mikhail Finko, Ph.D. Candidate Dr. Davide Curreli, Director of Research January 12  11:00am – 1:00pm Constraining Chemical Kinetics of Uranium Oxides in Extreme Environments ABSTRACT: Current understanding of metallic chemistry in extreme environments, such as nuclear fireballs, remains limited due to the multitude of physical processes and timescales involved. In particular, many chemical and plasma chemical […]

Final Doctoral Defense – Shane Keniley

Shane Keniley, Ph.D. Candidate Dr. Davide Curreli, Director of Research December 16, 2021  1:00pm – 3:00pm Multiscale Fluid Modeling of Direct-Current Plasma-Water Interactions ABSTRACT: One of the most promising emerging fields in plasmas is that of plasma-water interactions. Electrons in the plasma facilitate the production of both short- and long-lived reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, […]

63rd APS Division of Plasma Physics 2021

63rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics Monday–Friday, November 8–12, 2021; Pittsburgh, PA GP11.00006 Recent Results from the SciDAC Partnership for Simulation of Fusion Relevant RF Actuators GP11.00010 Development of a non-linear rf sheath benchmark suite JO08.00002 Modeling Microsecond Timescale Molecular Formation in Laser Ablated Plasma Plumes JO08.00015 Porting the PUMImbbl library to GPUs and integration […]

Final Doctoral Defense – Moutaz Elias

Moutaz Elias, Ph.D. Candidate Dr. Davide Curreli, Director of Research August 10, 2021  10am-12pm Kinetic Characterization of Enhanced Impurity Sputtering Due to Ion Cyclotron Radio-Frequency Heating ABSTRACT: ICRH devices are a cornerstone in the auxiliary heating requirement of future fusion devices as they are the most advanced and cost-effective option to heat the plasma. However, […]

New Collaborative Project with WEST Tokamak in Europe funded by DOE

NPRE Prof. Davide Curreli is collaborating on an international project to simulate operations of the WEST tokamak in France, with an end goal of advancing development of the ITER fusion device. The WEST (W Environment in Steady-state Tokamak) device’s main mission is to test the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) tungsten divertor technology at scale, including high heat flux components in a steady […]

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