Our paper first-authored by David and titled “Weak Scaling of the Parallel Immersed Finite Element Particle-in-Cell (PIFE-PIC) Framework with Lunar Plasma Charging Simulations” got accepted by the journal Computational Particle Mechanics! [link]
January 3-7, 2022
Our group attended the hybrid in-person and virtual AIAA SciTech Forum 2022. David and Jianxun did a great job presenting our papers on the numerical modeling and simulation front!
November 5, 2021
Dr. Han is awarded FY 2022 AFOSR YIP. [link]
October 29-30, 2021
Jianxun and David presented at the Midwest Numerical Analysis Day (MWNAD) 2021 held at Rolla, MO. Jianxun’s talk was on “Kinetic particle modeling of plasma charging and dust transport near the lunar terminator”. David’s talk was on “Strong and Weak Scaling Performance of the Parallel Immersed Finite Element Particle-in-Cell (PIFE-PIC) Framework”. [link]
October 1, 2021
Our paper first-authored by Josh and titled “Numerical Investigations of 2-D Planar Magnetic Nozzle Effects on Pulsed Plasma Plumes” got accepted by the The Aeronautical Journal!
September, 2021
Jacob Ortega joined our group. Welcome!
September 2, 2021
Our paper first-authored by Jianxun and titled “Photoelectron Sheath and Plasma Charging on the Lunar Surface: Semianalytic Solutions and Fully-Kinetic Particle-in-Cell Simulations” got accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science! [link]
June 30, 2021
David Lund is awarded a NASA fellowship through the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)!
June 22, 2021
Our proposal titled “Ultrafine Inorganic Particle Formation in Plasma-Assisted Combustion” is selected for funding by NSF. [link]
June 16, 2021
A project titled “Multiscale Computational Modeling of Dusty Plasmas Near Space Surfaces”, in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is selected for funding by NASA. [link]