Bob Terry

Bob has started working with Dr. Warwick Dumas to develop our ongoing simulation of the early phases of the plasma focus process. This simulation will help us to understand how the current filaments form and what conditions favor or imperil their survival. The filaments in turn are the vital first steps in compressing the plasma to high densities. Dr. Terry has had over 35 years of experience in simulation of plasma phenomena, having strong expertise both in computational techniques and plasma physics. He worked for over 20 years at the US Naval Research Laboratory developing innovative techniques for modeling the Z-pinch, a plasma device closely related to the the dense plasma focus device.