Undergraduate Research & Scholarships

Nico Rowland L&S Math & Physical Sciences

Developing Tools to Study Fields within High Energy Plasmas

Proton Radiography captures protons deflecting off of high energy plasmas to visualize the electromagnetic fields within such extreme environments. Using nonlinear analytics like convolutional neural networks, we create tools to better understand the information hidden within these radiographs, capturing dynamics that can help us improve current efforts behind fusion energy and understanding the creation and behavior of magnetic fields within these hard to study systems.

Message To Sponsor

Thank you for supporting my research this summer! In a time when funding is increasingly competitive, investing in young researchers and bold ideas is more important than ever, and I am very grateful to be selected. This project situates on the very boundary of knowledge in the high energy density sciences, I'm excited to see what this project unveils!