Thomas Gade Jr

Program Year:

University:

University of Minnesota

Field of Study:

Plasma Physics

Advisor:

Tom Jones

Degree(s):

M.S. Computer Science, University of Minnesota, 2022; B.S. Physics, The Citadel, 2009

Practicum Experience(s)

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2023)

Practicum Supervisor(s):

Robert

Hager

Practicum Title:

Verification of low-n resistive tearing mode physics in the electromagnetic X-point Gyrokinetic Code (XGC)

Annual Program Review Abstracts

Fellow Poster

: Verification of Low-n Resistive Tearing Mode Physics in the Electromagnetic X-Point Gyrokinetic Code (XGC) (

2023

)

Publications

"MAGNEATO - MPI-Accelerated GPU Near-Toeplitz Tridiagonal Matrix Solver", Presentation, UMN Numerical Analysis Seminar, 2021
"MAGNEATO - MPI-Accelerated GPU Near-Toeplitz Tridiagonal Matrix Solver", Presentation, Los Alamos National Lab, 2021
"Modeling of Electron Precipitation and Backscatter for M-I Coupling at Auroral Latitudes", Poster co-author, No Presentation, 2020
"Verification of low-n resistive tearing mode physics in the electromagnetic X-point Gyrokinetic Code (XGC)", Poster, CSGF Annual Review, 2023
"Gyrokinetic modeling of neoclassical tearing modes using the electromagnetic
X-point Gyrokinetic Code (XGC)", Poster, APS-DPP, 2023
"A toroidally spectral field solver in the X-point Gyrokinetic Code for accurate simulation of reduced magneto-hydrodynamic modes", Hager, Chang, Gade, et al., manuscript submitted to Computer Physics Communications, 2025

Awards

Distinguished Military Graduate, The Citadel, 2009
Summa Cum Laude, The Citadel, 2009
South Carolina Cadet Medal of Merit, The Citadel, 2009
Daughters of the American Revolution Medal, The Citadel, 2009
Sigma Xi, The Citadel, 2008
Sigma Pi Sigma, The Citadel, 2008
Phi Kappa Phi, The Citadel, 2007
Outstanding Physics Student Award, The Citadel, 2005-2009 (4 awards)