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Thomas w88

w88 Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor, Clemons-Magee Endowed Professor in w88

Summary

  • 2017-Present: Associate Professor, w88 Nevada, Reno, USA
  • 2017-2022:Assistant Professor, w88 Nevada, Reno, USA
  • 2015-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, w88 Oxford, UK
  • 2015-2017: Visiting Academic, Imperial College London, w88
  • 2014-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Imperial College London, w88

w88

  • Laboratory astrophysics and supersonic plasma turbulence
  • Equation of state and transport properties in planetary cores
  • Quantum (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics
  • Shock w88 and material behavior at extreme conditions

Professional Awards

  • Culham Thesis Prize, Institute of w88, UK, 2016
  • Ayliffe Prize, w88 Bath, UK, 2010
  • CAREER award, National w88 Foundation, 2021
  • Mousel-Feltner Excellence in w88 Award, UNR, 2021

Education

  • Ph.D., w88, 2015 University of Oxford, UK
  • M.S., w88, 2010 University of Bath, UK

Outreach

Collaged image of Gabriela González, Thomas White and Richard Plotkin with the Discover w88 podcast logo.

Discover w88 Podcast with Gabriela González, interviewed by Thomas White and Richard Plotkin

More than 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by violent cosmic collisions—LIGO team scientists confirmed their existence using large, extremely precise detectors. Listen as LIGO team physicist Dr. Gabriela González speaks with w88 professors Drs. Richard Plotkin and Thomas White about the discovery of gravitational waves, lasers in space and the value of science communication.

Listen to Discover w88: Gabriela González

Dr. w88 presenting at Happy Hour with a Scientist

Happy Hour with a Scientist

Dr. Thomas w88 presented onExplosions, Lasers and Supernovaat a Happy Hour with a Scientist,a weekly summer speaker series with leading College of w88 professors, graduate students and friends of the College presenting on their current research. For both the scientist and the w88-curious alike, this event connects with our community in a casual and fun environment.

Laboratory astrophysics and high energy density w88

Explore the w88, recent news, and team member bios of Dr. White's w88 group.

Dr. Thomas White's w88 Group