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Jacob Halpern

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Program Year:
2
University:
Columbia University
Field of Study:
Plasma Physics
Advisor:
Carlos Paz-Soldan
Degree(s):
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 2023

Publications

J. M. Halpern, A. M. Darr, N. R. Sree Harsha, and A. L. Garner, "A coordinate system invariant formulation for space-charge limited current with nonzero injection velocity," Plasma Sources Science and Technology 31, 095002 (2022)

N. R. Sree Harsha, J. M. Halpern, A. M. Darr, and A. L. Garner, "Space-charge-limited current density for nonplanar diodes with monoenergetic emission using Lie-point symmetries," Physical Review E 106, L063201 (2022)

J. M. Halpern, N. R. Sree Harsha, A. M. Darr, and A. L. Garner, "Space-charge-limited current for nonplanar relativistic diodes with nonzero monoenergetic initial velocity using point transformations," Phys. Plasmas 32, 012106 (2025)

A. Kaptanoglu, A. Wiedman, J. Halpern, S. Hurwitz, E. J. Paul and M. Landreman, "Reactor-scale stellarators with force and torque minimized dipole coils", Nucl. Fusion 65 046029

Awards

Awards:

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Research Program, 2023
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant, 2023
Astronaut Scholar, 2022
Purdue Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Fall 2021/Spring 2022
American Nuclear Society General Undergraduate Scholarship, 2021
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship, 2021
Purdue Engineering Outstanding Sophomore Award, 2021
American Nuclear Society Dr. Kenneth R. Shultz Fusion Energy Division Scholarship, 2020

Honor Societies:

Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society, 2022
Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, 2022