Dissertations
PhD dissertations completed in the group at UCLA, newest first. Most are available in full through UCLA's eScholarship repository. See also our alumni.
2026
Computational Modeling of Laser Wakefield Acceleration with Spatiotemporally Structured Laser PulsesJacob R. Pierce · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2026
Stimulated Raman Scattering of Lasers with Orbital Angular Momentum in the Kinetic RegimeSarah Chase · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2025
Advancing Plasma Based Acceleration through Novel Numerical Techniques, Optimization, and High-Performance ComputingQianqian Su · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2025
Effect of small magnetic fields on stimulated Raman scattering in the kinetic regimeRoman P. Lee · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2024
Transverse instability and beam realignment in plasma wakefield accelerationLance Hildebrand · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2023
Emittance preservation in a plasma wakefield acceleratorYujian Zhao · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2022
Controlling Electron Acceleration in Underdense and Overdense Laser–Plasma Interactions to Generate X-rays for Probing High Energy Density MaterialKyle G. Miller · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2021
Generation and Optimization of High Quality Multi-GeV Electron Beams in Plasma Wakefield AcceleratorsThamine N. Dalichaouch · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2019
Kinetic Plasma Simulation: Meeting the Demands of Increased ComplexityAdam R. Tableman · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2017
On the Acceleration and Transport of Electrons Generated by Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions at Sharp InterfacesJoshua J. May · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2016
Methods of Generating High-Quality Beams in Laser Wakefield Accelerators through Self-InjectionAsher W. Davidson · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2016
Lorentz boosted frame simulation technique in Particle-in-cell methodsPeicheng Yu · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2015
Optical Probing of CO2 Laser-Plasma Interactions at Near Critical DensityChao Gong · Advisor: Chan Joshi and Warren B. MorieScholarship
2014
Wakes in Inertial Fusion PlasmasIan N. Ellis · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
2013
Efficient Modeling of Plasma Wake Field Acceleration Experiments Using Particle-In-Cell MethodsWeiming An · Advisor: Warren B. MorieScholarship
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