Kathryn Sturge
- Program Year: 1
- Academic Institution: University of Maryland, College Park
- Field of Study: Materials Physics
- Academic Advisor: Timothy Koeth
- Residencies:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (2025) - Degree(s):
B.S. Physics, and B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, 2022
Publications
Journal articles:- Hoppis, N., K.M. Sturge, J.E. Barney, B.L. Beaudoin, A.M. Bussio, A.E. Hammell, S.L. Henderson, J.E. Krutzler, J.P. Lichthardt, A.H. Mueller, K. Smith, B.C. Tappan, T.W. Koeth. Imaging High Jitter, Very Fast Phenomena: A Remedy for Shutter Lag. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, 125109 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0168764
- Sturge, K.M., N. Hoppis, A. Anandanatarajan, A.M. Bussio, B.C. Clifford, E.H. Frashure, M.E. Hiebert, J.E. Krutzler, T.W. Koeth. Incident Beam Current Impact on Space-Charge Retention in Electron Dynamitron Irradiated Polymethyl Methacrylate. APL Mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0191534
- Sturge, K.M., N. Hoppis, A.M. Bussio, J. Barney, B.L. Beaudoin, C. Brown, B. Carlsten, C. Chun, N. Dallmann, J. Fitzgibbon, A.E. Hammell, J. Hannan, S.L. Henderson, M.E. Hiebert, J. Krutzler, J. Lichthardt, M. Marr-Lyon, N. Moody, W.V. Morrissey, A. Mueller, R. Schneider, K. Smith, B. Tappan, C. Tiemann, D. Walter, T.W. Koeth. Dynamics of High-Speed Electrical Tree Growth in Electron-Irradiated Polymethyl Methacrylate. Science. (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado5943
- M.E. Hiebert and K.M. Sturge. Physicists role in modern life: Reflections from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Physics Today. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.lyqe.hjje
- K.M. Sturge, N. Hoppis, T.W. Koeth. Observations from the High-Speed Imaging of Dielectric Breakdown in Space-Charged Polymer. 2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena. (2024). doi: 10.1109/CEIDP61745.2024.10907360.
Conference presentations:
- K.M. Sturge, N. Hoppis, A.M. Bussio, J. Barney, B.L. Beaudoin, C. Brown, B. Carlsten, C. Chun, N. Dallmann, J. Fitzgibbon, A.E. Hammell, J. Hannan, S.L. Henderson, M.E. Hiebert, J. Krutzler, J. Lichthardt, M. Marr-Lyon, N. Moody, W.V. Morrissey, A. Mueller, P. O'Shea, R. Schneider, K. Smith, B. Tappan, C. Tiemann, D. Walter, T.W. Koeth. Dynamics of High-Speed Electrical Tree Growth in Electron-Irradiated Polymethyl Methacrylate. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting; April 2024; Seattle, Washington, United States. (oral presentation)
- K.M. Sturge, N. Hoppis, T.W. Koeth. Observations from the High-Speed Imaging of Dielectric Breakdown in Space-Charged Polymer. 2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena; October 2024; Auburn, Alabama, United States. (oral presentation)
- K.M. Sturge, N. Hoppis, A.M. Bussio, J. Barney, B.L. Beaudoin, C. Brown, B. Carlsten, C. Chun, N. Dallmann, J. Fitzgibbon, A.E. Hammell, J. Hannan, S.L. Henderson, M.E. Hiebert, J. Krutzler, J. Lichthardt, M. Marr-Lyon, N. Moody, W.V. Morrissey, A. Mueller, P. O'Shea, R. Schneider, K. Smith, B. Tappan, C. Tiemann, D. Walter, T.W. Koeth. Dynamics of High-Speed Electrical Tree Growth in Electron-Irradiated Polymer. American Physical Society Global Physics Summit; March 2025; Anaheim, California, United States. (oral presentation)
Awards
Banneker/Key Full Merit Scholarship (awarded August 2018)Graduated Cum Laude in Physics with Honors (May 2022)
Graduated Cum Laude in Astronomy (May 2022)