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Cornell University

Laboratory of Plasma Studies

Understanding characteristics of plasmas, from microscopic to macroscopic scales

Faculty & Staff

Core Faculty

Gennady Shvets

Director, Laboratory of Plasma Studies
Professor, Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP)
208 Clark Hall
607 255-9983
gshvets@cornell.edu
Group Webpage: shvets.aep.cornell.edu

Bruce R. Kusse

Professor,
Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP)
206 Clark Hall
607 255-6252
BRK2@cornell.edu

David A. Hammer

J. Carlton Ward, Jr, Professor of Nuclear Energy Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
327 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall
607 255-3916
DAH5@cornell.edu

Charles E. Seyler

Emeritus Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
322 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall
607 255-4967
CES7@cornell.edu

Dr. E. Sander Lavine

Assistant Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
esl97@cornell.edu

Affiliated Faculty

David Bindell

Associate Professor of Computer Science
Director, Center for Applied Math
Director, Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy
425 Gates Hall
607-255-5395
bindel@cornell.edu

Mostafa Hassani

Assistant Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
463 Upson Hall
607/255-9374
hassani@cornell.edu
Group site: Hassani Group

David Hysell

Thomas R Briggs Professor in Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
M.Eng. Director
3114 Snee Hall; 2116 Snee Hall
607/255-0630
david.hysell@cornell.edu
Group site: landau.geo.cornell.edu

Amit Lal

Robert M. Scharf 1977 Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
118 Phillips Hall
607/255-3923
amit.lal@cornell.edu

Atieh Moridi

Assistant Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
469 Upson Hall
moridi@cornell.edu
Group site: Moridi Research Group

Elaine Petro

Elaine Petro

Assistant Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
461 Upson Hall
epetro@cornell.edu
Group site:

Research Associates

Dr. John Greenly

Senior Research Associate Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Dr. Steven Lantz

Senior Research Associate, CAC

Roopendra Singh Rajawat

Research Associate, Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP)

Visiting Scientists & Professors

Dr. Simon Bott-Suzuki

Visiting Assistant Professor, Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP)
San Diego, CA

Dr. Stephanie Hansen

Visiting Professor,
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Sergei Pikuz

Visiting Professor,
Lebedev Institute of Physics
Moscow

Dr. Niansheng Qi

Visiting Scientist,
L-3 Communications
San Leandro, CA

Dr. Tatiana Shelkovenko

Visiting Professor,
Lebedev Institute of Physics
Moscow

Postdoctoral Associates

Alexander (Sasha) Rososhek

Technical Staff

Harry Wilhelm

Todd Blanchard

Daniel Hawkes

Dr. William Potter

Administrative Staff

Cindy VanOstrand