Several of our researchers have been volunteer undergraduate researchers in our group for 1-2 years and/or are FIU alumni with degrees in physics. Research experiences for our undergraduate students usually culminate in original research projects/ senior theses. Their research supports studies of plasma instability effects on charged fusion products.

• Adrianna Angulo
  • Fall 2014/ Spring 2015 Independent Study project: Independent_Study_Report2014.pdf
  • McNair Abstract: McNair_Abstract_Adrianna.pdf
  • Summer 2014 SULI project at the PPPL
  • Presented research at FURC 2014 and FIU ARCH 2014 Conferences
  • Summer A 2013 project: Energy Loss of Heavy Charged Particles Through Matter
• Douglass Tuckler
  • Summer 2014 paid research: Data analysis
  • Summer 2014 project: Learned how to program in LabVIEW and tested electrical hardware and data acquisition system (radiation detection electronics) to troubleshoot the efficiency of the background code for our data acquisition software.
• Carlos Lopez
  • Summer 2014 paid research: Data analysis
  • Presented research at APS SESAPS 2013, FURC 2014, and FIU ARCH 2014 Conferences
  • Fall 2013 Independent Study/ Senior Thesis: continuation of McNair research project through designing new experimental system to refine measurements
  • Summer 2013 McNair Research Project:
    • Carlos_McNair_research_paper.pdf and Carlos_McNair_poster.pdf
    • Project 1 McNair_abstract.pdf and McNair_Joint_Presentation
  • Spring 2012 Independent Study: [paper to be uploaded]
• Javiera LaTorre
  • Summer 2014 paid research: Data analysis
• Carlos Lievano
  • Summer B 2014 project: Update parameters/documentation for MAST 2013 experiments
• Omar Leon
  • Summer A 2014 paid research: Data analysis
  • Presented research at APS SESAPS 2013, FURC 2014, and FIU ARCH 2014 Conferences
  • Spring 2014 Honors/ Senior Thesis: Omar_Senior_Thesis.pdf
  • Fall 2013 Independent Study: Independent_Study_Paper_Omar
  • Summer 2013 McNair Research Project:
    • McNair_research_paper_Omar.pdf and Omar_McNair_poster.pdf
    • Project 2 McNair_abstract.pdf and McNair_Joint_Presentation
• Pierre Avila
  • Summer 2014 paid research: Data analysis
  • Presented research at APS SESAPS 2013 and FURC 2014 Conferences
  • Fall 2013 Independent Study: Pierre_Independent_Study_2014.pdf
  • Summer 2013 McNair Research Project:
    • McNair_research_paper_Pierre.pdf and Pierre_McNair_poster.pdf
    • Project 3 McNair_abstract.pdf and McNair_Joint_Presentation
• Rahul Patel
  • 3-D reconstruction of dust particle trajectories in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)