Proposals

Accepted Proposals

2023

Measurement of atomic oxygen densities in a micro cavity plasma array using ps-TALIF 

  • Dr. Judith Golda, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • David Steuer, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Dr. Brian Z. Bentz, SNL PRF

Effects of the pulse repetition frequency and risetime on the electric field and radical production of a repetitive nanosecond surface discharge in a fuel-air mixture

  • Dr. Chunqi Jiang, Old Dominion University
  • Md Ziaur Rahman, Old Dominion University
  • Daniel Wozniak, Old Dominion University
  • Dr. Christopher Kliewer, SNL PRF

In situ OH and H2O2 imaging measurements in helium-air cold atmospheric plasma for machine learning optimization as an essential part of adaptive plasma for biomedical applications.

  • Dr. Li Lin, George Washington University
  • Dr. Michael Keidar, George Washington University
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

Quantification of Reactive Species and Mechanistic Understanding of Plasma Assisted Siloxane Reformation Using Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry (MBMS) 

  • Dr. Tanvir Farouk, University of South Carolina
  • Dr. Shamia Hoque, University of South Carolina
  • Ebrahim Bhuiyan, University of South Carolina
  • Dr. Nils Hansen, SNL PRF

Computational and experimental studies of intermediate pressure capacitively coupled plasmas 

  • Dr. Laxminarayan Raja, University of Texas at Austin
  • Juan P. Barberena Valencia, University of Texas at Austin
  • Dr. Brian Z. Bentz, SNL PRF

Quantitative 1-D broadband ultrafast coherent Raman imaging of atomic radicals

  • Dr. Timothy Chen, Applied Materials, Inc.
  • Dr. Christopher J Kliewer, SNL PRF

Investigating LTP Chemical Effects on Oxygenated Ethanol Kinetics

  • Dr. Nicholas Tsolas, Auburn University
  • Karan Bopaiah, Auburn University
  • Tanner Middleton, Auburn University
  • Dr. Nils Hansen, SNL PRF

2022

3D Laser Collisional Induced Fluorescence of Spatially Non-Uniform Magnetized RF Surface Plasma;

  • Prof. Gabe Xu, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Andrew Walsten, University of Alabama, Huntsville, SCGSR
  • Dr. Brian Z. Bentz, SNL PRF

Temperature and methyl radical measurements in a plasma-assisted methane-air flame

  • Prof. Deanna Lacoste, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
  • Ammar Alkhalifa, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Christopher Kliewer, SNL PRF

Reference electron density measurements in a capacitively coupled radiofrequency plasma source

  • Zoltan Donko, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Dr. Brian Z. Bentz, SNL PRF

Modeling and Measurements of Methyl Radical Generation in Plasma-Assisted Methane Chemistry

  • Sanjana Kerketta, University of Michigan
  • Astrid Raisanen, University of Michigan
  • Mark Kushner, University of Michigan
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

In situ exploration of hydrogen peroxide formed in the microscale atmospheric pressure plasma COST jet

  • Katharina Stapelmann, North Carolina State University
  • Maria Quesada, North Carolina State University
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

Enhancing the Selectivity of Plasma-Catalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane

  • Igor Adamovich, Ohio State University
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

Sum Frequency Generation to Probe the Chemical and Physical Properties of a Plasma-Liquid Interface

  • Peter Bruggeman, University of Minnesota
  • Yuanfu Yue, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. Christopher Kliewer, SNL PRF

Understanding sheath deformation around Langmuir probes in flowing plasmas and presheaths

  • Prof. Greg Severn, University of San Diego
  • Dr. Matthew M. Hopkins, SNL PRF

Methyl imaging measurements in nanosecond plasma-assisted methane pyrolysis

  • Jean Maillard, CentraleSupelec, Universite Paris-Saclay;
  • Dr. Erwan Pannier,CentraleSupelec, Universite Paris-Saclay;
  • Prof. Christophe Laux, CentraleSupelec, Universite Paris-Saclay;
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

Characterization of vacuum ultraviolet emission from a corona discharge source operating in various gases

  • Dr. Andy Fierro, University of New Mexico
  • Prof. Jane Lehr, University of New Mexico
  • Justin Smith, University of New Mexico
  • Dr. Brian Bentz, SNL PRF

Presheath ion heating due to ion-acoustic instabilities in 2D and hybrid simulations

  • Prof. Scott Baalrud, University of Michigan
  • Lucas Beving, University of Michigan
  • Dr. Matthew M. Hopkins, SNL PRF

Particle Dynamics in Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Reactions of Ammonia

  • Dr. David Caron, Princeton University
  • Dr. Ahmed Diallo, Princeton University
  • Prof. Bruce Koel, Princeton University
  • Dr. Christopher Kliewer, SNL PRF

Sum Frequency Generation to Identify Surface Species and Pathways for NH3 synthesis by Plasma Catalysis

  • Prof. Aditya Bhan, University of Minnesota
  • Brian Bayer, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. Christopher Kliewer, SNL PRF

2021

Computational Studies of Plasma Self-Organization in the Anode Region of DC Glow Discharges

  • Prof. Vladimir Kolobov, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Nathan Humphrey, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Understanding the vacuum arc plasma expansion by particle-in-cell simulations

  • Prof. Andreas Kyritsakis, University of Tartu
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Photoemission induced plasma breakdown

  • Prof. Peng Zhang, Michigan State University
  • Dr. Asif Iqbal, Michigan State University
  • Yang Zhou, Michigan State University
  • Dr. Brian Bentz, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Benchmarking of high-performance low-temperature plasma particle-in-cell codes

  • Dr. Igor Kaganovich, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  • Dr. John Cary, Tech-X Corporation
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Investigation of Plasma Assisted Ammonia Combustion for Renewable Energy

  • Prof. Wenting Sun, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Jinhoon Choe, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Nils Hansen, SNL PRF

In Situ Measurements of Formaldehyde and Methyl Radical in Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Methane Conversion 

  • Prof. Igor Adamovich, The Ohio State University
  • Caleb Richards, The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Dirk van den Bekerom, SNL PRF

Quantification of Reactive Species and Characterization of High-Water Content in Dielectric Barrier Discharge using Laser Induced Fluorescence 

  • Prof. Tanvir Farouk, University of South Carolina
  • Malik Tahiyat, University of South Carolina
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Dirk van den Bekerom, SNL PRF

Mass Spectrometry of Plasma-Water Purification to Understand Methylene Blue Decomposition Productions and Pathways

  • Prof. Gabe Xu, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Dr. Nils Hansen, SNL PRF

2020

Studies of plasma generated active species on low temperature fuel oxidation

  • Prof. Yiguang Ju, Princeton University
  • Christopher Burger, Princeton University
  • Dr. Nils Hansen, SNL PRF

Identification of UV/VUV Bands Generated from a Photoionization Source

  • Dr. Andrew Fierro, University of New Mexico
  • Prof. Jane Lehr, University of New Mexico
  • Justin Smith, University of New Mexico
  • Dr. Benjamin Yee, SNL PRF

Absolute Atomic Oxygen Species Densities in the Effluent of the COST Reference Source

  • Prof. Katharina Stapelmann, North Carolina State University
  • Brayden Myers, North Carolina State University
  • Dr. Edward Barnat, SNL PRF

Electric Field Measurements at the Surface of a Piezoelectric Transformer for Plasma Jet Formation

  • Prof. David Go, University of Notre Dame
  • Jinyu Yang, University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Edward Barnat, SNL PRF

Electric field measurements to investigate sheath formation in a nanosecond pulsed discharge

  • Prof. Peter J. Bruggeman, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. Edward Barnat, SNL PRF

Studies of low temperature chemical kinetics on plasma thermal-chemical instability

  • Prof. Yiguang Ju, Princeton University
  • Madeline Vorenkamp, Princeton University
  • Dr. Jonathan Frank, SNL PRF

Impact of Cs level populations on the discharge characteristics of non-equilibrium thermionic plasmas

  • Dr. Arvind Kannan, Modern Electron, LLC
  • Dr. Amanda Lietz, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Particle-in-cell modeling of low pressure (< 10 mTorr) high bias (> 2000 V) dual-frequency

capacitively coupled plasmas

  • Dr. Shahid Rauf, Applied Materials, Inc.
  • Dr. Amanda Lietz, SNL PRF
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF

Tests of a proposed sheath instability mechanism using ALEPH

  • Prof. Scott Baalrud, University of Michigan
  • Lucas Beving, University of Michigan
  • Dr. Matt Hopkins, SNL PRF