MDPX Research Team


MDPX project leaders:  

  • Prof. Edward Thomas, Jr. (Auburn University), PI
  • Prof. Robert L. Merlino (University of Iowa), co-PI
  • Dr. Marlene Rosenberg (University of California - San Diego), co-PI
  • Assoc. Prof. Uwe Konopka (Auburn University), co-PI


Local staff (Auburn University):

  • Mr. Darrick Artis (technician)

  • Post-doctoral research associate
    • Dr. Surabhi Jaiswal
    • Dr. Evan Aguirre
    • Position available (for Fall 2019 / Spring 2020)

  • Graduate students
    • Spencer LeBlanc
    • Taylor Hall
    • Mohamad Menati
    • Stephen Williams


Partners and Collaborators:

  • National labs:  Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, Naval Research Lab
  • Universities:  Iowa, UCSD, Baylor, Colorado, MIT, West Virginia University, Wittenberg, Ouachita, Middle Georgia
  • International Partners:  Kiel University (Germany), MPE-Complex Plasma group (Germany), Univ. Delhi (India), Inst. for Plasma Research (India)
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