Robert L. Merlino
Professor
Education:
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1980
Office:
405 VAN
Office Phone:
(319) 335-1756
Lab:
B01, B04 VAN
Lab Phone:
(319) 335-1834
Research Interests:
Experimental plasma physics.
Research:
- Basic plasma physics problems, including laboratory simulations of space plasma phenomena, dusty plasmas
- Facilities include two lab rooms with three plasma chambers
- Major equipment includes two Q-machines with magnetic field up to 0.5 T; each machine is dedicated to a single graduate student
- Students develop skills including: vacuum, electronics, data acquisition, image analysis, instrument fabrication
- Employment opportunities include industry, government labs and universities
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