Nathaniel J. Fisch

Director of the Program in Plasma Physics

Professor of Astrophysical Sciences

fisch@princeton.edu

609-243-2643

B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972
M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978

James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, 2005
EO Lawrence Award, 2004
Gold Medal, United States Department of Energy, 2004
Fellow of NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, 2003
Bronze Medal, US Department of Energy, Outstanding Mentor in Undergraduate Research Programs, 2002
American Physical Society Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics, 1992
Fellow of American Physical Society, 1987
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 1985
MIT National Scholar, 1968-1972

Benisti, D., Yampolsky, N. A. & Fisch, N. J. Comparisons between nonlinear kinetic modelings of simulated Raman scattering using envelope equations. Phys Plasmas 19 , 013110 (2012).
Ellison, C. L., Raitses, Y. & Fisch, N. J. Cross-field electron transport induced by a rotating spoke in a cylindrical Hall thruster. Phys Plasmas 19, 013503 (2012).
Griswold, M. E., Fisch, N. J. & Wurtele, J. S. Amended conjecture on an upper bound to time-dependent space-charge limited current. Phys Plasmas 19, 024502 (2012).
Malkin, V. M., Toroker, Z. & Fisch, N. J. Laser duration and intensity limits in plasma backward Raman amplifiers. Phys Plasmas 19, 023109 (2012).
Mourou, G. A. et al. Exawatt-Zettawatt pulse generation and applications. Opt. Commun. 285, 720-724 (2012).
Schmit, P. F. & Fisch, N. J. Driving Sudden Current and Voltage in Expanding and Compressing Plasma. Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 215003 (2012).
Zhmoginov, A. I. & Fisch, N. J. Applying alpha-channeling to mirror machines. Phys Plasmas 19, 055702 (2012).

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