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 […]
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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, […]
MIPSE Seminar at University of Michigan – The Plasma-Water Interface: Modern Challenges and New Software Tools
Watch the seminar at the following link: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2122.php Slides of the seminar: PDF Zoom recording: MP4 Davide Curreli with Mark Kushner, 11/17/2021 Davide Curreli with Mark Kushner, 11/17/2021 MIPSE Seminar on 11/17/2021 MIPSE Seminar on 11/17/2021
Mini-Conference on Measuring and Modeling Plasma Surface Interactions at the 63rd APS DPP
Mini-Conference: Modeling of Sputtering, Impurity Migration, and Hydrogen Isotope Recycling Mini-Conference: Interactions of Plasmas with Tungsten Surfaces: Experimental Studies Mini-Conference: Modeling of Material Evolution During Low-Energy H and He Plasma Exposure
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, […]
Nuclear Fireball Plasma Chemistry
The new DTRA University Research Alliance on Material Science under Extreme Environments funded by DoD-DTRA is kicking off today! Read more on the Focus Area on Nuclear Fireball Plasma Chemistry and the team: https://hemi.jhu.edu/mseeura/focus-areas/focus-area-1-nuclear-fireball-plasma-chemistry/
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 […]
LCPP Christmas 2018 Photo
DOD-DTRA Nuclear Fireball Plasma Chemistry TIM, Lorton, VA
May 22-23, 2018 DOD – DTRA Nuclear Fireball Plasma Chemistry Technical Interchange Meeting, Lorton, VA