Education
- B.S., Physics, University of San Francisco, 1966
- Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Davis, 1972
Research Interests
- Mathematical formalism and computational applications dealing with electromagnetic kinetic plasma behavior in complex geometries
- Simulation of complex transport dynamics driven by microturbulence in plasmas
- Validated predictive integrated modeling in tokamak plasmas
Awards & Honors
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 1979
- Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA Distinguished Achievement Award, 2005
Selected Publications
- Ethier, S., Tang, W. M., Walkup, R. & Oliker, L. Large-scale gyrokinetic particle simulation of microturbulence in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. IBM J.Res.Dev. 52, 105-115 (2008).
- Horton, J.,Wendell, Choi, D. & Tang, W. M. Toroidal drift modes driven by ion pressure gradients. Phys. Fluids 24, 1077-1085 (1981).
- Qin, H. & Tang, W. M. Pullback transformations in gyrokinetic theory. Phys Plasmas 11, 1052-1063 (2004).
- Tang, W. M. & Chan, V. S. Advances and challenges in computational plasma science. Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 47, R1 (2005).
- Tang, W. M. Microinstability theory in tokamaks. Nucl Fusion 18, 1089 (1978).
- Tang, W. M., Connor, J. W. & Hastie, R. J. Kinetic-ballooning-mode theory in general geometry. Nucl Fusion 20, 1439 (1980).