Principal Investigator
Prof. Marien Simeni
Position:
Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Research Interest:
Marien Simeni is interested in harnessing the molecular energy transfers and chemical kinetics occurring in non-equilibrium plasmas for developing plasma-based technologies relevant for energy and advanced manufacturing applications.
PostDocs
Jianan Wang
Research: Jianan's research focuses on electrical and optical diagnostics (emission, laser-scattering, fluorescence and nonlinear wave mixing) on plasma discharges and laser-produced plasmas. He also has a strong expertise in generating plasmas in liquids.
PhD Students
Ji Yung Ahn
Research: Ji Yung primarily focuses on understanding radiation transport in laser-produced tin microdroplet plasmas using advanced laser-diagnostics. Her work finds application in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
Info: Joined Fall 2022
Tasnim Akbar Faruquee
Research: Tasnim's research deals with laser-based diagnostics to understand fundamental mechanisms of methane pyrolysis for carbon nanotubes synthesis as well as hydrogen generation.
Info: Joined Spring 2023
Grayson Lacombe
Research: Grayson's research belongs to the field of advanced laser diagnostics development for nonequilibrium and equilibrium plasmas as well as high-speed reacting flows. He is particularly working on coherent approaches.
Info: Joined Fall 2022
Griffin Trayner
Research: Griffin is interested in deploying sub-nanosecond, single-shot optical diagnostics to probe ultrafast ionization, heating and thermalization mechanisms in atmospheric pressure nanosecond pulsed discharges.
Info: Joined Fall 2023 (Co-Advised with Prof. Peter Bruggeman, ME)
Colin Wadsworth
Research: Colin is interested in understanding how plasmas interact with surfaces through reflectometry to monitor surface properties and possibility defects such as edge dislocations.
Info: Joined spring 2024
Undergraduate Student
Junha Yoo
Research: Junha is working on streaked ultrafast laser diagnostics. He is also our webmaster.
Info: Joined Fall 2023