Research Interests: 

Experimental plasma physics; statistical physics; soft condensed matter physics.

Research: 

• Dusty plasma, strongly-coupled plasma, optical diagnostics of plasmas, waves
• Physics problems are interdisciplinary, combining condensed matter, statistical physics, and plasma physics; experiments involve direct comparisons to theory
• Experiments are performed in our labs. Data from experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) are also analyzed
• Two labs with plasma chambers and optical diagnostics
• Students also interact with group members including a research scientist; other faculty and research scientists; collaborators in other countries
• Students develop skills including design, construction, and operation of: vacuum, electronic, optical, and laser systems; programming in various languages; image analysis
• http://dusty.physics.uiowa.edu/~goree/