Raimi Clark

  • Program Year: 1
  • Academic Institution: Texas Tech University
  • Field of Study: Electrical Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Andreas Neuber
  • Residencies:
    Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2024)
  • Degree(s):
    M.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022; B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2020

Publications

Journal Papers
[1] R. Clark, J. Brinkman, and A.A. Neuber. “The Sensitivity of PBX 9502 to Drilling Operations,” Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, vol. 46, no. 9, pp. 1367–1377, 2021.
[2] W. Brooks, R. Clark, J. Young, M. Hopkins, J.C. Dickens, J. Stephens, A.A. Neuber, “Exploring the Basic Physical Mechanisms of Cathode and Anode Initiated High Voltage Surface Flashover,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 3361-3370, 2022.
[3] R. Clark, M. Mounho, W. Brooks, M. Hopkins, J. Stephens, A. Neuber, “Spectroscopic Investigation of Early Light Emission from Anode-Initiated Surface Flashover in Vacuum,” Physics of Plasmas, Accepted for publication.

Proceedings
[1] R. Clark, R. J. Lee, A. T. Hewitt, T. Buntin, D. Barnett, J. C. Dickens, W. A. Harrison, E. Tucker, J. J. Mankowski, and A. A. Neuber. "Ignition Mechanisms of Polymer Bonded Explosives During Drilling." Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Pulsed Power & Plasma Science (PPPS).
[2] R.J. Lee, A. Hewitt, R. Clark, H. Hudyncia, T. Buntin, D. Barnett, J. C. Dickens, Mankowski, J.J., Harrison, W.A., Tucker, E. and Neuber, A.A. "High-Speed Imaging of Polymer-Bonded Explosives under Mechanical Stresses." Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Pulsed Power & Plasma Science (PPPS).
[3] J. Williams, E. Weeks, R. Clark, S. Watkins, J.C. Dickens, J. Brinkman, A.A. Neuber. “Sensitivity of PBX 9501 and PBX 9502 to Milling Operations.” Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC).
[4] R. Clark, W. Brooks, M. Hopkins, J. Mankowski, J. Stephens, A.A. Neuber. “Temporally resolved light emission and optical emission spectroscopy of surface flashover in vacuum.” Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC).
[5] M. Hopkins, W. Brooks, R. Clark, Z. Echo, R. Goeke, C. Moore, M. Mounho, A. Neuber, J. Stephens, J. Young. “Investigations of Vacuum Insulator Flashover in Pulsed Power Systems.” Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV).
[6] R. Clark, M. Mounho, W. Brooks, M. Hopkins, J. Stephens, A.A. Neuber. “UV-VIS Spectroscopy of Anode-Initiated Vacuum Flashover Plasmas.” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC).
[7] M. Mounho, R. Clark, W. Brooks, M. Hopkins, J. Stephens, A.A. Neuber. “Statistical characterization of anode-initiated vacuum surface flashover.” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC).

Awards

Dr. Magne "Kris" Kristiansen Memorial Scholarship, Texas Tech University, 2021
Distinguished Graduate Student Assistantship, Texas Tech University, 2020-Present
Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher, Texas Tech University, 2021
Honors from the Honors College, Texas Tech University, 2020