Blake Wetherton
- Program Years: 2016-2020
- Academic Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Field of Study: Plasma Physics
- Academic Advisor: Jan Egedal
- Practicum(s):
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (2017)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (2018) - Degree(s):
Ph.D. Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2020
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2015
Current Status
- Status: Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Research Area: Plasma Physics
- Personal URL: https://wetherton.github.io/
Publications
B. A. Wetherton, J. Egedal, A. Le, and W. Daughton. Validation of anisotropic electron fluid closure through in situ spacecraft observations of magnetic reconnection. Geophysical Research Letters. 2019.B. A. Wetherton, J. Egedal, P. Montag, A. Le, and W. Daughton. A drift-kinetic method for obtaining gradients in plasma properties from single-point distribution function data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 2020.
J. Egedal, A. Le, W. Daughton, B. A. Wetherton, P. A. Cassak, L.-J. Chen, B. Lavraud, R. B. Torbert, J. Dorelli, D. J. Gershman, and L. A. Avanov. Spacecraft observations and analytic theory of crescent-shaped electron distributions in asymmetric magnetic reconnection. Physical Review Letters. 2016.
B. A. Geesey, B. A. Wetherton, N. Bajaj, and J. F. Rhoads. A tunable signal interference control topology for sensing and signal processing based upon electromechanical resonators. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. 2017.
J. Egedal, B. A. Wetherton, W. Daughton, and A. Le. Processes setting the structure of the electron distribution function within the exhausts of anti-parallel reconnection. Physics of Plasmas. 2016.
C. Borra, C. S. Pyles, B. A. Wetherton, D. D. Quinn, and J. F. Rhoads. The dynamics of large-scale arrays of coupled resonators. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 2017.
P. Montag, J. Egedal, E. Lichko, and B. A. Wetherton. Impact of compressibility and a guide field on Fermi acceleration during magnetic island coalescence. Physics of Plasmas. 2017.
J. Egedal, A. Le, W. Daughton, B. Wetherton, P. A. Cassak, J. L. Burch, B. Lavraud, J. Dorelli, D. J. Gershman, and L. A. Avanov. Spacecraft observations of oblique electron beams breaking the frozen-in law during asymmetric reconnection. Physical Review Letters. 2018.
J. Egedal, J. Ng, A. Le, W. Daughton, B. A. Wetherton, J. Dorelli, D. Gershman, and A. Rager. Pressure tensor elements breaking the frozen-in law during reconnection in Earth's magnetotail. Physical Review Letters. 2019.
Awards
DOE Computational Science Graduate FellowNSF GRFP Honorable Mention (2016)
Van Vleck Fellowship- University of Wisconsin Department of Physics (2015)
Huber Fellowship- University of Wisconsin Department of Physics (2015)
Grant Arrasmith Memorial Scholarship- Purdue University Department of Mechanical Engineering (2014)
James Perrella Scholarship- Purdue University Department of Mechanical Engineering (2013)
Dean's Engineering Merit Scholarship- Purdue University Department of Mechanical Engineering (2013)