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Physics & Astronomy

Stephen Bradshaw

Professor, Physics and Astronomy

Chair of Undergraduate Program

Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

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3.3

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Difficulty

3.4

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Courses

3

in seeded sections

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Research areas

Astrophysics of the Sun: heating in the solar atmosphere; solar flares; heating and acceleration of the slow solar wind; energy transport processes; time-dependent ionization states; emission line spectroscopy. Plasma physics: electron and ion kinetics; non-equilibrium processes; non-local phenomena; hybrid fluid-kinetic approaches.

Courses taught

PHYS 480

Introduction To Plasma Physics

Fundamental processes in cosmic and laboratory plasmas. Basic plasma characteristics, charged particle motion, waves in plasmas, magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory. Cross-list: PHYS 580. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 480 if student has credit for PHYS 580.

PhysicsNone3 credits
3.310.9hBradshaw, Stephen

PHYS 580

Introduction To Plasma Physics

Fundamental processes in cosmic and laboratory plasmas. Basic plasma characteristics, charged particle motion, waves in plasmas, magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory. Includes a substantial computational project related to plasma physics. Cross-list: PHYS 480. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 580 if student has credit for PHYS 480.

PhysicsNone3 credits
3.411.6hBradshaw, Stephen

PHYS 800

Graduate Research

Thesis research under the supervision of department faculty. Repeatable for Credit.

PhysicsNone1-15 credits
3.68.7hAcosta, Darin, Alexander, David, Amin, Mustafa, Baring, Matthew, Bradshaw, Stephen, Bulchandani, Vir, Chan, Anthony, Chia, Nai-Hui, Dai, Pengcheng, Dunning, Barry, Ecklund, Karl, Foster, Matthew, Geurts, Frank, Hafner, Jason, Halas, Naomi, Hartigan, Patrick, Hautier, Geoffroy, Hazzard, Kaden, Higuera Pichardo, Aaron, Hulet, Randy, Isella, Andrea, Jo, Gyu-Boong, Johns-Krull, Christopher, Kiang, Ching-Hwa, Killian, Thomas, Kolomeisky, Anatoly, Kono, Junichiro, Li, Wei, Liang, Edison, Long, Andrew, MacKintosh, Frederick, Morosan, Emilia, Natelson, Doug, Nevidomskyy, Andriy, Nienhaus, Lea, Nordlander, Peter, Onuchic, Jose, Padley, Paul, Pagano, Guido, Pirie, Harris, Pu, Han, Reiff, Pat, Reiter, Megan, Scuseria, Gustavo, Si, Qimiao, Tang, Evelyn, Toffoletto, Frank, Tunnell, Chris, Wolynes, Peter, Xie, Yonglong, Yakobson, Boris, Yepes, Pablo, Yi, Ming

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