Alumni Profiles

Ryan Childers

• Program Years: 2019-2023
• Academic Institution: University of Nevada, Reno
• Field of Study: Plasma Spectroscopy
• Academic Advisor: Alla Safronova
• Residencies:
  Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2019)
  Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2021)
• Degree(s):
  Ph.D Physics, University of Nevada, Reno (2023);
  M.Sc. Physics, University of Nevada, Reno (2017);
  B.S. Physics, University of Nevada, Reno (2015);
  B.S. Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno (2011)

Current Status

• Status: Research Physicist, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
• Research Area: Plasma Physics: atomic ionization kinetics & x-ray spectroscopy