January 2022 – UCI Physics & Astro Blog

Student Spotlight: Alvin Garcia

Author By physastroblog
Publication date January 26, 2022

Alvin Garcia is a 5th year Plasma Ph.D. student who was recently awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research fellowship (SCGSR) for his work using machine learning to classify plasma wave modes in experimental data produced at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. Through the fellowship, Alvin is provided…Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Alvin Garcia

Exploring the Messy Reality of Defective Crystals

Author By physastroblog
Publication date January 19, 2022

Physicists could justly be accused of living in a bit of a fantasy world. As every student encountering physics for the first time knows, very little gets done unless we assume that friction does not exist, objects are perfectly shaped blocks or balls, and collisions release no energy in the form of sound or heat….Continue Reading Exploring the Messy Reality of Defective Crystals