Annual Program Review Abstracts
Publications
First author:
J. M. Halpern, A. M. Darr, N. R. Sree Harsha, and A. L. Garner, "A coordinate system invariant formulation for space-charge limited current with nonzero injection velocity," Plasma Sources Science and Technology 31, 095002 (2022)
J. M. Halpern, N. R. Sree Harsha, A. M. Darr, and A. L. Garner, "Space-charge-limited current for nonplanar relativistic diodes with nonzero monoenergetic initial velocity using point transformations,"Â Phys. Plasmas 32, 012106 (2025)
Halpern, J., Logan, N. C., Paul, E., & Paz-Soldan, C. (2025). Determining the validity of tokamak perturbed equilibrium modeling using nonlinear equilibria. Nuclear Fusion, 65(10), 106028
Coauthored:
N. R. Sree Harsha, J. M. Halpern, A. M. Darr, and A. L. Garner, "Space-charge-limited current density for nonplanar diodes with monoenergetic emission using Lie-point symmetries," Physical Review E 106, L063201 (2022)
A. Kaptanoglu, A. Wiedman, J. Halpern, S. Hurwitz, E. J. Paul and M. Landreman, "Reactor-scale stellarators with force and torque minimized dipole coils"Â, Nucl. Fusion 65 046029
Baillod, A., Paul, E. J., Elder, T., & Halpern, J. M. (2025). Enhancing stellarator accessibility through port size optimization. Nuclear Fusion, 65(8), 086040
Munaretto, S., Adebayo-Ige, P. O., Anand, H., Avdeeva, G., Baek, S. G., Barada, K., Belli, E., Belova, E. V., Berkery, J. W., Bernard, T. N., Bertelli, N., Bonofiglo, P., Bonoli, P. T., Boyer, M. D., Candy, J., Chang, C. S., Chung, H., Clauser, C., Comanescu, M., … Zhang, X. (2026). Spherical tokamak physics research in preparation for the operation of NSTX-U. Nuclear Fusion, 66(3), 035001
Logan, N. C., Myers, C. E., Sweeney, R., Paz-Soldan, C., Pharr, M., Leuthold, N., Nickerson, M., Halpern, J., & Stewart, I. (2026, January 18). SPARC Tokamak Error Field Expectations and Physics-Based Correction Coil Design. arXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.12469v1
Awards
Awards:
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Research Program, 2023
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant, 2023
Astronaut Scholar, 2022
Purdue Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Fall 2021/Spring 2022
American Nuclear Society General Undergraduate Scholarship, 2021
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship, 2021
Purdue Engineering Outstanding Sophomore Award, 2021
American Nuclear Society Dr. Kenneth R. Shultz Fusion Energy Division Scholarship, 2020
Honor Societies:
Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society, 2022
Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, 2022