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Ph.D. Recipients and their Theses since 1959


Name
Thesis Title
Advisor(s)
Ph.D. Awarded
wedge1959
Montgomery, David C. (Physics)
Topics in non-linear plane wave motion in a classical ionized gas
L. Spitzer, Jr.
June 1959
wedge1961
Bussard, Robert W. (Physics)
Energy principle for the stability of hydromagnetic plasmas in equilibrium motion
M.D. Kruskal
E.A. Frieman
March 1961
Robinson, Bruce B. (Physics)
Variational description of transport phenomena in a plasma
I. Rabinowitz
April 1961
wedge1962
Mjolsness, Raymond C. (Mathematics)
Study of the stability of a relativistic particle beam passing through a plasma
E.A. Frieman
October 1962
Wong, Alfred Y.-F. (Electrical Engineering)
Excitation, propagation and damping of ion acoustic waves in highly-ionized plasmas
R.W. Motley
October 1962
wedge1963
Smith, Craig G. (Mechanical Engineering)
Some computer experiments with a one-dimensional plasma model
J.M. Dawson
January 1963
Cohen, Ira M. (Aeronautical Engineering)
Theory of spherical electro-static probes in a slightly ionized collision-dominated gas -- review and extension
I.B. Bernstein
M.D. Kruskal
March 1963
Fante, Ronald L. (Electrical Engineering)
New solution of the kinetic equations for a plasma including radiation, Vol. 1. Calculation of the spectral density of radiation scattered by a non-equilibrium plasma which is valid for all wavenumbers Vol. 2.
E.A. Frieman
October 1963
wedge1964
Su, Chan-Hsing (Aeronautical Engineering)
Kinetic theory of weakly coupled gases
E.A. Frieman
January 1964
Berk, Herbert L. (Physics)
Electrical transport equation for a plasma model
C.R. Oberman
June 1964
Book, David (Physics)
Multiple time scale approach to the derivation of quantum mechanical kinetic equations
E.A. Frieman
June 1964
Kennel, Charles F.
Low-frequency stability of spatially non-uniform plasmas
E.A. Frieman
August 1964
wedge1965
Bodner, Stephen E. (Physics)
Quasi-linear theory of electro- static instabilities
E.A. Frieman
April 1965
Ramanathan, G. V. (Aerospace & Sciences)
Correlations in an equilibrium plasma
M.D. Kruskal
June 1965
Birmingham, Thomas J. (Physics)
Radiation by a plasma: Quadrupole bremsstrahlung and synchroton emission
J.M. Dawson
August 1965
wedge1966
Orszag, Steven A.
Theory of turbulence
M.D. Kruskal
May 1966
Levine, Alfred M. (EE)
Effect of electron temperature on the excitation of electro- static ion cyclotron oscillations
A.F. Kuckes
June 1966
Shanny, Ramy A.
Numerical experiments in plasma physics
J.M. Dawson
J.M. Greene
July 1966
Davidson, Ronald C.
Weak turbulence in a homo- geneous plasma
E.A. Frieman
September 1966
wedge1967
Hsuan, Hulbert C.S. (EE)
Kinetic equation for a plasma with electromagnetic interaction
E.A. Frieman
May 1967
Blanken, Ronald A.
On instabilities associated with the interaction of relativistic electrons with electrostatic waves propagating nearly perpendicular to a static magnetic field
A.F. Kuckes
W.B. Ard
November 1967
Rogister, Andre L.
Kinetic theory of stable and weakly unstable plasma
C.R. Oberman
November 1967
wedge1968
Uman, Myron F. (EE)
Experimental study of ion cyclotron waves in a hot plasma
W.M. Hooke
January 1968
Tappert, Frederick D. (Physics)
Kinetic theory of the classical equilibrium plasma medium
E.A. Frieman
March 1968
Boris, Jay P.
Resistively modified normal modes of an inhomogeneous incompressible plasma
J.M. Greene
April 1968
Mosher, David
Effect of magnetic shear on confinement of a quiescent asymmetric plasma
F.F. Chen
May 1968
Young, Kenneth M.
Fluctuations and particle loss in ohmic heated discharges in the Model C Stellarator
S. Yoshikawa
May 1968
Bayless, John R.
Interaction of an electron beam with a helicon wave in InSb
W.M. Hooke
June 1968
Forslund, David W.
A model of the plasma sheet in the Earth's magnetosphere
B. Coppi
December 1968
wedge1969
Langdon, Allan B.
Investigations of a sheet model for a bounded plasma with magnetic field and radiation
J.M. Dawson
January 1969
Kruer, William L.
Some investigations of wave- particle interactions
J.M. Dawson
April 1969
Winsor, Niels K.
A numerical model for low- pressure plasma in a toroidal magnetic field
J.L. Johnson
May 1969
Politzer, Peter A.
Drift instability in collision- less alkali metal plasmas
H.W. Hendel
June 1969
Gurnee, Mark N.
Effect of a magnetic field on the diffusion of an electron- hole plasma
W.M. Hooke
G.J. Goldsmith
October 1969
Marsh, Jeffrey B.
Anomalous transmission and reflection of cyclotron waves
P.H. Rutherford
October 1969
Tsai, Shih-Tung
Thermal conductivity and low- frequency waves in collisional plasmas
F.W. Perkins
T.H. Stix
October 1969
wedge1970
Bateman, Russell G., Jr.
Kinetic theory of a plasma in a small electric field
M.D. Kruskal
May 1970
Pacher, Horst D.
Identification and stabili- zation of resistive drift waves in the spherator
S. Yoshikawa
June 1970
Chang, Robert P.H.
Nonlinear scattering of cyclotron harmonic plasma waves
M. Porkolab
September 1970
Jassby, Daniel L.
Transverse velocity shear instabilities in a magneto- plasma column
R.W. Motley
September 1970
Dewar, Robert L.
Averaged Langrangian methods and nearly periodic motions in plasmas
R.M. Kulsrud
December 1970
Ellis, Richard F.
Current-driven collisional drift instability in a thermally ionized cesium plasma
R.W. Motley
December 1970
Valanejad, Esmail
Linear instability of a magnetic neutral line
J.M. Greene
December 1970
wedge1971
Jamin, Eric
Low-frequency stability theory in an axisymmetric torus with shear
E.A. Frieman
February 1971
Jablon, Claude J.
Non-linear effects of trapped- particle instabilities in toroidal configurations
P.H. Rutherford
July 1971
Pacher, Guenther W.
Investigation of the effect of obstacles on plasma in the Spherator
S. Yoshikawa
August 1971
Spight, Carl
Analysis or relaxation processes and stability of a plasma in a uniform electric field
C.R. Oberman
September 1971
Schlitt, Leland G.
Effects of parallel wavelength on the collisional drift instability
H.W. Hendel
October 1971
Valeo, Ernest J.
Interaction of high frequency electric fields with plasma
C.R. Oberman
December 1971
wedge1972
Lindl, John
Turbulent electron viscosity due to electrostatic insta- bilities in plasmas with large current shears
J.M. Dawson
June 1972
Max, Claire E.
Relativistic electromagnetic waves in plasmas
F.W. Perkins
August 1972
wedge1973
Williams, Edward A. (Physics)
Theory of fluctuations in plasma
C.R. Oberman
May 1973
wedge1974
Orens, Joseph H.
Anomalous plasma resistivity due to ion acoustic turbulence
J.M. Dawson
April 1974
Chu, Cheng
Investigations of anomalous processes associated with the lower hybrid waves
J.M. Dawson
July 1974
Johnston, Russell S.
Classical induced scattering of coherent waves
R.M. Kulsrud
September 1974
Tsang, Kang Too
Non-axisymmetric toroidal transport and plasma rotation
E.A. Frieman
September 1974
Flick, James T.
Identification of saturation of the isothermal parametric ion acoustic decay instability
H.W. Hendel
October 1974
wedge1975
Grek, Boris
Parametric excitation, heating and anomalous absorption at the upper hybrid and cyclotron harmonic frequencies
M. Porkolab
July 1975
Krommes, John A.
On renormalized kinetic theories of anomalous transport due to hydrodynamic fluctuations in strongly magnetized plasma
C.R. Oberman
July 1975
Sauthoff, Ned
The structure of fluctuations in the trapped electron regime of the FM-1 Spherator
J.A. Schmidt
August 1975
Sperling, Jacob L.
Parametric instabilities and electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves in multispecies plasma
F.W. Perkins
September 1975
Bellan, Paul M.
Theoretical and experimental studies of the propagation of electrostatic lower hybrid waves
M. Porkolab
October 1975
wedge1976
Newberger, Barry
Finite beta effects on low- frequency instabilities in an axisymmetric torus
A.H. Glasser
April 1976
Rosen, Mordecai D.
Radial boundary layers in diffusing toroidal equilibria, 189 pp.
J.M. Greene
E.A. Frieman
September 1976
Jardin, Stephen C.
Time integration of the ideal MHD equations in 2D tokamak geometry
J.L. Johnson
October 1976
Marmar, Earl S. (Physics)
Transport of injected impurities in the ATC tokamak
S.A. Cohen
October 1976
wedge1977
Goldston, Robert J.
Fast ion diagnostic experiment on ATC: Radially resolved measurements of q, Zeff, Ti`, and Ti`/
H.P. Eubank
April 1977
Seiler, Steven W. (Physics)
Linear and nonlinear develop- ment of a lower-hybrid wave driven by a perpendicular ion beam
H.W. Hendel
M. Yamada
May 1977
Hsu, Jang-Yu
A study of drift, Alfve,n and tearing modes in a non-uniform plasma with sheared magnetic
P.K. Kaw
June 1977
True, Michael A.
Drift waves in inhomogeneous plasmas with shear and temperature gradients
H. Okuda
July 1977
Schuss, Jack J.
Thomson scattering measurements of plasma turbulence near quarter-critical density in a CO2 laser-heated gas target plasma
T.K. Chu
October 1977
wedge1978
Ono, Masayuki
Experimental and theoretical studies of parametric insta- bilities near the ion cyclotron frequency in single and multi- ion species plasmas
M. Porkolab
May 1978
Adler, Edward Allen (Physics)
Magnetic reconnection
R.M. Kulsrud
June 1978
Hassam, Adilnawaz B.S.
Characteristics and lifetime of convective plasma motions in tokamaks
C.R. Oberman
August 1978
wedge1979
Marchand, Richard
Two-dimensional eigenmode analysis of the trapped-ion instability
W.M. Tang
October 1979
Kleva, Robert G.
Aspects of the statistical theory of stochastic magnetic fields: test particle transport and turbulent collisionless tearing mode
J.A. Krommes
December 1979
wedge1980
McWilliams, Roger D.
Current generation and damping of finite amplitude lower hybrid waves
R.W. Motley
August 1980
Wilson, James Randall
Ponderomotive force effects on resonance cones and slow-wave coupling above the lower-hybrid frequency
K.-L. Wong
September 1980
Bhattacharjee, Amitava
Energy principle with global invariants
R.L. Dewar
October 1980
Allen, Gary R.
Experimental investigation of an impurity-driven drift-wave instability
M. Yamada
December 1980
Eames, David R.
Ultra-soft x-ray emission from the Princeton Large Torus tokamak
S. von Goeler
December 1980
Voss, Donald E.
Low energy neutral atom emission and plasma recycling in the PLT tokamak
S.A. Cohen
December 1980
wedge1981
Barnes, Cris W.
Studies of runaway electron transport in PLT and PDX
J.D. Strachan
August 1981
Jensen, Roderick V.
Functional integral approach to classical statistical dynamics
C.R. Oberman
August 1981
Similon, Philippe L.
Renormalized theory of drift- wave turbulence in sheared magnetic fields
J.A. Krommes
August 1981
Chrien, Robert E.
Measurements of fusion reactions from a tokamak plasma
J.D. Strachan
September 1981
Hsu, Wen-Ling
The gaseous divertor experiment
M. Yamada
September 1981
Rosengaus, Eliezer
Renormalization of perturba- tion theories for action- angle transformations
R.L. Dewar
November 1981
wedge1982
Schultz, Carl Goran
Tearing modes in tokamak plasmas with and without ion beam driver currents
P.K. Kaw
July 1982
Wurden, Glen A.
CO2 laser scattering on rf waves in ACT-I
M. Ono
K.-L. Wong
August 1982
MacKay, Robert S.
Renormalisation in area preserving maps
J.L. Johnson
M.D. Kruskal
September 1982
Andrews, Philip L.
Scattering of lower-hybrid waves by density fluctuations
F.W. Perkins
November 1982
Anania, Giorgio
Equilibrium and stability of stellarators
J.L. Johnson
December 1982
Kotschenreuther, Michael T.
The effect of small-scale fluctuations on several plasma processes
J.A. Krommes
C.R. Oberman
December 1982
Ryu, Chang-Mo
A numerical study of resistive MHD eigenmodes in cylindrical geometry
R.C. Grimm
December 1982
wedge1983
Elder, Gerald B.
Electron cyclotron emissions from an electron cyclotron heated discharge in ISX-B
H.C.S. Hsuan
March 1983
Brau, Kevin
Impurity poloidal asymmetries and plasma rotation in the PDX tokamak
S. Suckewer
May 1983
DeLucia, James
Linear and 2D nonlinear studies of resistive instabilities in the cylindrical spheromak
S.C. Jardin
June 1983
Munson, Carter P.
Experimental identification and control of spheromak tilting instabilities
M. Yamada
August 1983
Micklich, Bradley J.
Control of neutron albedo in toroidal fusion reactors
D.L. Jassby
November 1983
Thompson, Harold R., Jr.
Second harmonic ion cyclotron resonance heating by the fast magnetosonic wave on the PLT tokamak
J.C. Hosea
December 1983
wedge1984
Ruzic, David N. (Physics)
Total scattering cross-sections and interatomic potentials for neutral hydrogen and helium on some noble gasses
S.A. Cohen
February 1984
Heidbrink, William W.
Tokamak diagnostics using fusion products
J.D. Strachan
April 1984
Dubin, Daniel H. E.
Perturbation methods and closure approximations in nonlinear systems
J.A. Krommes
C.R. Oberman
May 1984
Crowley, Thomas
Measurements of density fluctuations in the PDX tokamak using microwave scattering techniques
E. Mazzucato
August 1984
Hahm, Taik Soo
Theory of weakly collisional modes in magnetically confined high temperature plasmas
L. Chen
August 1984
Koniges, Alice E. (Applied Math)
MHD equilibrium in toroidal systems with a helical magnetic axis
J.L. Johnson
M.D. Kruskal
September 1984
Skiff, Frederick N. (Physics)
Linear and nonlinear excitation of slow waves in the ion cyclotron frequency range
M. Ono
K.-L. Wong
November 1984
wedge1985
Milchberg, Howard M.
Studies of Population Inversions and Gains for XUV Laser Development in a Recombining Plasma Column
S. Suckewer
February 1985
Goree, John A.
The Backward Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Wave, Fast Wave Current Drive, and FIR Laser Scattering,
M. Ono
July 1985
Ho, Darwin D.-M.
Transport, Convective Equili- brium, and Reactor Physics in StellaratorType Devices
R.M. Kulsrud
July 1985
Buchenauer, Dean A. J.
Fast Ion Effects on Magnetic Instabilities in the PDX Tokamak
K. McGuire
August 1985
Cowley, Steven C.
Some Aspects of Anomalous Transport in Tokamaks: Stochastic Magnetic Fields, Tearing Modes and Nonlinear Ballooning Instabilities
R.M. Kulsrud
August 1985
Albert, Jay M.
Mapping Analysis of Ripple Transport in a Tokamak
A.H. Boozer
September 1985
Min, Kyoung W.
Numerical Study on the Earth's Magnetotail Formation and Magnetospherica Substorm
H. Okuda
September 1985
Wysocki, Frederick J.
Experimental Investigation of Line Tying Effects on the Spheromak Tilt Mode
M. Yamada
December 1985
wedge1986
Hammett, Gregory W.
Fast Ion Studies of Ion Cyclotron Heating in the PLT Tokamak
R. Kaita
April 1986
DeVore, Carl Richard
Theory and Simulation of the Evolution of the Large Scale Solar Magnetic Field
R. Kulsrud
May 1986
Keane, Christopher J.
Studies of Population Inversions in the Soft X-Ray Spectral Region in CO2 Laser Produced Plasmas
S. Suckewer
May 1986
Salberta, Eric R.
A Numerical Study of the Effects of Anisotropic Pressure on Ideal MHD Equilibrium and Stability in Tokamaks
J. Johnson
May 1986
Smith, Ralph A.
Aspects of Turbulent Transport in a Bounded Plasma
J. Krommes
June 1986
Hu, Yuan
Trapped-Electron Transport via Microinstabilities
F. Perkins
July 1986
Biglari, Hamid
Theory of Resistive Magneto- hydrodynamic Instabilities Excited By Energetic Trapped Particles in Large-size Tokamaks
L. Chen
November 1986
Meyerhofer, David D.
Relaxation and Particle Diffusion in the Proto S-1/C Spheromak
M. Yamada
December 1986
wedge1987
Luce, Timothy C.
Superthermal Electron Distribution Measurements With Electron Cyclotron Emission
P. Efthimion
March 1987
Olson, Lynn B.
Dependence of MHD Stability of a Plasma on the Ratio of the Densities of Energetic and Background Particles
R. Motley
June 1987
Lovberg, John A.
Ion Energy Balance Determination During 3He-Minority ICRH on PLT Using Fusion-Product Diagnostics
J. Strachan
August 1987
Pinsker, Robert I.
Fast Wave Current Drive Experiments on the Princeton Large Torus
P. Colestock
November 1987
wedge1988
Beiersdorfer, P.
High-Resolution Studies of the X-ray Transitions in Highly Charged Neonlike Ions on the PLT Tokamak
S. von Goeler
M. Bitter
February 1988
Dimits, Andris M.
Nonlinear Mechanisms for Drift Wave Saturation and Induced Particle Transport
W.W. Lee
February 1988
Murphy, Thomas J.
Tokamak Diagnostics Using Nuclear Techniques
J. Strachan
March 1988
Nam, Chang Hee
Spectroscopic Studies of Plasmas Created by a Picosecond KRF* Laser
S. Suckewer
April 1988
Darrow, Douglass S.
DC Helicity Injection Studies on the Current Drive Experiment
M. Ono
H. Park
June 1988
wedge1989
Kim, Dong-Eon
Study of Soft X-ray Amplification in a Magnetically-confined Recombining Laser-produced Plasma
S. Suckewer
February 1989
Brizard, Alain J.
Nonlinear Gyrokinetic Tokamak Physics
R.B. White
March 1989
Federici, John F.
Four-Wave Mixing and Phase Conjugation in Plasmas
E. Valeo
March 1989
Chung, Youngjoo
Quenching of Spontaneous Emission Coefficients in Plasmas
S. Suckewer
May 1989
Kim, Chang-Bae
Rigorous Upper Bounds for Turbulent Tranposrt in Bounded Systems Passive Advection and Reversed-Field Pinches
J. Krommes
July 1989
wedge1990
Harley, Thomas R.
The Computation of ;Resistive MHD Instabilities in Axisymmetric Toroidal Plasmas
C.Z. Cheng
S.C. Jardin
March 1990
Duvall, Robert E.
Topics in Action-Angle Methods Applied to Tokamak Transport and Multiphoton Excitation of Atomic Systems
H.E. Mynick
July 1990
Powell, Edward T.
Plasma Equilibrium Modification Measurements with the PBX-M Soft X-ray Pinhole Camera
R. Kaita
October 1990
Ward, David J.
Studies of Feedback Stabilization of Axisymmetric Modes in Deformable Tokamak Plasmas
S.C. Jardin
October 1990
wedge1991
Roberts, Donald W.
Stability Studies of PBX-M Plasmas with Neutral Probe Beam q-Profile
R. Kaita
March 1991