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Troy Carter
Born
Troy Alan Carter

(1973-07-31) July 31, 1973 (age 51)
EducationNorth Carolina State University (B.S., B.S.),
Princeton University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics
InstitutionsOak Ridge National Laboratory
UCLA
ThesisExperimental Studies of Fluctuations In a Reconnecting Current Sheet (2001)
Doctoral advisorMasaaki Yamada
Russell Kulsrud

Troy Alan Carter (born July 31, 1973)[1] is an American plasma physicist and the Director of Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was formerly a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] He was co-awarded the 2002 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research for his work on driven magnetic reconnection in a laboratory plasma.[3][4]

Early life and Career

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Carter received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in physics and a B.S. in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University in 1995.[5] He then received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University in 1997 and 2001 respectively, where he was supervised by Masaaki Yamada and Russell Kulsrud.[3][6][7] Upon graduation, Carter was awarded a Fusion Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship from the US Department of Energy and pursued his postdoctoral work at UCLA.[8]

In 2002, Carter became a faculty member at UCLA's department of physics and astronomy. He was an Assistant Professor until 2008 where he was promoted to Associate Professor, and was later promoted to full Professor in 2011.[9] In 2016, he became the director of the Basic Plasma Science Facility and oversaw the renewal of the facility funding from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.[10][11] In 2017, he became a director of the Plasma Science and Technology Institute at UCLA.[12][13] Carter led the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) Subcommittee on Long Range Planning in 2020, resulting in the report "Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas"[14] published in 2021. In 2024, Carter assumed the role of Director of Fusion Energy Division[15] at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Honors and Awards

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In 2002, Carter was jointly awarded the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research with Hantao Ji, Masaaki Yamada and Scott Hsu for "the experimental investigation of driven magnetic reconnection in a laboratory plasma. In this work, careful diagnostic studies of the current sheet structure, dynamics and associated wave activity provide a comprehensive picture of the reconnection process."[3] In 2014, Carter was inducted as a fellow of the American Physical Society, with citation "For novel and impactful experimental research into fundamental processes relevant to laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas including magnetic reconnection, wave-wave interactions, and turbulence and transport in magnetically-confined plasmas."[16] In 2021, Carter was selected for the Fusion Power Associates Leadership award.[17]

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References

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  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Troy Carter". www.physics.ucla.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2002 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Ji, Hantao; Carter, Troy; Hsu, Scott; Yamada, Masaaki (2001). "Study of local reconnection physics in a laboratory plasma". Earth, Planets and Space. 53 (6): 539–545. Bibcode:2001EP&S...53..539J. doi:10.1186/BF03353267. ISSN 1880-5981.
  5. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FESAC MEMBERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Graduate Theses | Princeton Program in Plasma Physics". plasma.princeton.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Carter, Troy Alan (2001) Experimental Studies of Fluctuations In a Reconnecting Current Sheet, Ph.D. Thesis
  8. ^ "Taming turbulence in plasmas: from magnetic fusion energy to black hole accretion disks, Dr. Troy Carter, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA". Clemson University. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Carter, Davis. "Short Resume" (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1561912 - Basic Plasma Science Facility Renewal". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Troy Carter". Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. September 22, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Information". Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration. The National Academies Press. 2021. doi:10.17226/25802. ISBN 978-0-309-67760-8. S2CID 219808013.
  13. ^ "Plasma Science and Technology Institute | UCLA Physics & Astronomy". psti.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Powering the Future Fusion & Plasmas". usfusionandplasmas.org. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  15. ^ Energy, UT-Battelle LLC for the US Department of (July 11, 2024). "Carter to lead Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  17. ^ "FPA Awards". fusionpower.org. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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