David Chin

  • Program Years: 2019-2023
  • Academic Institution: University of Rochester
  • Field of Study: Physics
  • Academic Advisor: Gilbert 'Rip' Collins
  • Practicum(s):
    Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2021)
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Physics, State University of New York at Geneseo, 2017
    PhD Physics, University of Rochester, 2023

Current Status

  • Status: Assistant Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
  • Research Area: Physics
  • Contact Information: dchin@lle.rochester.edu

Publications

• D.A. Chin, P.M. Nilson, J.J. Ruby, G. Bunker, M. Ghosh, M.E. Signor, D.T. Bishel, E.A. Smith, F. Coppari, Y. Ping, J.R. Rygg and G.W. Collins; Parametrized ion-distribution model for extended x-ray absorption fine-structure analysis at high-energy-density conditions, Phys. Plasmas. 31, 042708 (2024).

• D.A. Chin, P.M. Nilson, D. Mastrosimone, D. Guy, J.J. Ruby, D.T. Bishel, J.F. Seely, F. Coppari, Y. Ping, J.R. Rygg, and G.W. Collins; High-resolution x-ray spectrometer for x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, 013101 (2023).

• D.A. Chin, J.J. Ruby, P.M. Nilson, D.T. Bishel, F. Coppari, Y. Ping, A.L. Coleman, R.S. Craxton, J.R. Rygg, and G.W. Collins; Emission phases of implosion x-ray sources for absorption spectroscopy, Phys. Plasmas 29, 052702 (2022).


• D.N. Polsin, D.A. Chin, T.S. Duffy, M. Ginnane, X. Gong, L.E. Hansen, A.J. LaPierre, M.C. Marshall, G.W. Collins and J.R. Rygg; Atomic structure and melting of Ni and Fe-36Ni up to 400 GPa, Phys. Rev. B In Review.

• A. Amouretti, M. Harmand, B. Albertazzi, A. Boury, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, D. A. Chin, F. Guyot, M. Koenig, T. Vinci and G. Fiquet; Laser-driven shock compression and equation of state of Fe2O3 up to 700 GPa, Phys. Rev. B In Review.

• D. T. Bishel, P. M. Nilson, D. A. Chin, J. J. Ruby, E. Smith, S. X. Hu, R. Epstein, I. Golovkin, J. R. Rygg and G. W. Collins; Toward constraint of ionization-potential depression models in a convergent geometry, High Energy Density Phys. 50, 101076 (2024).

• I. V. Igumenshchev, W. Theobald, C. Stoeckl, R. C. Shah, D. T. Bishel, V. N. Goncharov, M. J. Bonino, E. M. Campbell, L. Ceurvorst, D. A. Chin, T. J. B. Collins, S. Fess, D. R. Harding, S. Sampat, N. R. Shaffer, A. Shvydky, E. A. Smith, W. T. Trickey, L. J. Waxer, A. Colaïtis, R. Liotard, P. Adrian, S. Atzeni, F. Barbato, L. Savino, N. Alfonso, A. Haid, and Mi Do; Proof-of-Principle Experiment on the Dynamic Shell Formation for Inertial Confinement Fusion, Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 015102 (2023).

• D. T. Bishel, E. V. Marley, M. B. Schneider, D. A. Liedahl, R. F. Heeter, M. E. Foord, G. E. Kemp, Y. Frank, J. A. Emig, G. Pérez-Callejo, P. M. Nilson, D. A. Chin, J. R. Rygg, and G. W. Collins; Ionization disequilibrium in K- and L-shell ions, Phys. Plasmas 30, 073303 (2023).

• S.X. Hu, D.T. Bishel, D.A. Chin, P.M. Nilson, V.V. Karasiev, I.E. Golovkin, M. Gu, S.B. Hansen, D.I. Mihaylov, N.R. Shaffer, S. Zhang and T. Walton; Probing extreme atomic physics at ultra-high pressure, Nat. Commun. 13, 6780 (2022).

• B. Henderson, M.C. Marshall, T.R. Boehly, R. Paul, C. McCoy, S.X. Hu, D.N. Polsin, L. Crandall, M. Huff, D.A. Chin, J.J. Ruby, X. Gong, D.E. Fratanduono, J.H. Eggert, J.R. Rygg and G.W. Collins; Shock-Compressed Silicon: Hugoniot and Sound Speed to 2100 GPa, Physical Review B 103, 094115 (2021).

• J.J. Ruby, J.R. Rygg, D.A. Chin, J.A. Gaffney, P. Adrian, C.J. Forrest, V.Yu. Glebov, N.V. Kabadi, P.M. Nilson, Y. Ping, C. Stoeckl, and G.W. Collins; Energy Flow in Thin Shell Implosions and Explosions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 215001 (2020).

• J.J. Ruby, J.R. Rygg, D.A. Chin, J.A. Gaffney, P. Adrian, D. Bishel, C.J. Forrest, V.Yu. Glebov, N.V. Kabadi, P.M. Nilson, Y. Ping, C. Stoeckl and G.W. Collins; Constraining Physical Models at Gigabar Pressures, Phys. Rev. E 102, 053210 (2020).

Awards

Susumu Okubo Prize (University of Rochester): Spring 2019

Masters of the Arts in Physics (University of Rochester): Winter 2018

Robert Marshak Graduate Research Fellowship (University of Rochester): Fall 2017

President's List at SUNY Geneseo: Fall 2012 - Spring 2017

Summa cum Laude (SUNY Geneseo)

Award for Excellence in Mathematics (SUNY Geneseo): Spring 2017

The Susan McKenna Award (SUNY Geneseo): Spring 2017

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention: Spring 2016

The Physics/Astronomy Alumni Award (SUNY Geneseo): Spring 2016

The John W. Padalino Physics or Engineering Research Award (SUNY Geneseo): Spring 2016

Robert Duke Sells Memorial Endowed Scholarship (SUNY Geneseo): Spring 2015