Education
- B.S., Engineering Physics, University of California, 1970
- M.S., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972
- M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972
- Ph.D., Astrophysical Sciences, Program in Plasma Physics, Princeton University, 1976
Research Interests
- Computational Physics: numerical solution of partial differential equations
- Magnetohydrodynamics: equilibrium, stability, and magnetic reconnection
- Tokamak and innovative confinement concept design
- Primary code developer of Tokamak Simulation Code (TSC), the JSOLVER equilibrium code, and the M3D-C1 3D 2-fluid MHD code
Selected Publications
- Jardin, S. C., Ferraro, N., Breslau, J. & Chen, J. Multiple timescale calculations of sawteeth and other global macroscopic dynamics of tokamak plasmas. Computational Science & Discovery 5, 014002 (2012).
- Jardin, S. C. Review of implicit methods for the magnetohydrodynamic description of magnetically confined plasmas. Journal of Computational Physics 231, 822-838 (2012).
- Jardin, S. C. Some Considerations and Techniques for the Predictive Simulation of Global Instabilities in Tokamaks. Fusion Sci. Technol. 59, 519-525 (2011).4
- Jardin, S. C., Bateman, G., Hammett, G. W. & Ku, L. P. On 1D diffusion problems with a gradient-dependent diffusion coefficient. Journal of Computational Physics 227, 8769-8775 (2008).
- Jardin, S. C., Breslau, J. & Ferraro, N. A high-order implicit finite element method for integrating the two-fluid magnetohydrodynamic equations in two dimensions. J.Comput.Phys. 226, 2146-2174 (2007).
- Jardin, S. C. & Breslau, J. A. Implicit solution of the four-field extended-magnetohydrodynamic equations using high-order high-continuity finite elements. Phys Plasmas 12, 056101 (2005).
- Jardin, S. C. et al. Physics basis for the advanced tokamak fusion power plant, ARIES-AT. Fusion Eng. Des. 80, 25-62 (2006).