Funding for the Plasma Sciences Laboratory

The Plasma Sciences Laboratory is supported by research grants from federal and internal (AU) organizations agencies.

Active research grants:

Agency

Grant No.

PI

Duration

Title

National Science Foundation

PHY-0354938

E. Thomas, Jr.

7/1/04 - 6/30/07

Experimental Studies of Particle Cloud - Plasma Boundaries and Velocity Space Distribution Functions in Glow Discharge Dusty Plasmas

Department of Energy - Office of Fusion Energy Sciences

DE-FG02-00ER54476

E. Thomas, Jr.

11/1/04 - 10/31/07

Asymmetric response of a magnetized plasma column to applied electric fields

 

Past research grants:

Agency

Grant No.

PI

Duration

Title

Department of Energy - Office of Fusion Energy Sciences

DE-FG02-00ER54476

E. Thomas, Jr.

11/1/01 - 10/31/04*

Impact of axial and radial electric field shear on plasma instabilities in a linear plasma column

National Science Foundation

PHY-0244923

E. Thomas, Jr.

5/15/03 - 5/14/04**

Control and application of particle transport in a dc glow discharge dusty plasma

National Science Foundation

PHY-9733554
PHY-0096254

E. Thomas, Jr.

5/1/98 - 4/30/04**

Studies of the physical and thermodynamic properties of dusty plasmas and plasma crystals

National Science Foundation

PHY-0216421
(Major Research Instrumentation Award)

E. Thomas, Jr.

8/1/02 - 7/31/04

MRI: Acquisition of a stereoscopic particle image velocimetry system and particle transport diagnostics for dusty plasmas investigations

NASA / National Space Science and Technology Center

NASA-NCC8-151-B

J. D. Perez
(Y. Lin, E. Thomas, Jr.)

5/1/02 - 4/30/03

Research Studies in Sun-Earth Connection for NSSTC

NASA

NAG-8-1538

E. Thomas, Jr.

7/13/98 - 7/12/99

A laboratory investigation of collective grain charging in space dusty plasmas 

Department of Energy

DE-FG02-98ER54476

E. Thomas, Jr.

5/1/98 - 10/31/01

An investigation of the effects of a driven plasma rotation on fluctuations in a magnetized linear plasma source

AU - College of Science and Mathematics

Dean's Research Initiative

E. Thomas, Jr.

11/1/01 - 2/28/02

Laboratory simulation of planetary ring formation using dusty plasmas

Additional support for the PSL staff members and students is provided through the Auburn University Physics Department and the College of Science and Mathematics, and the Office of Vice President for Research.