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Derek Schaeffer

Assistant Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Affiliations

the College

Physics and Astronomy

Derek Schaeffer is currently serving as a Physics And Astronomy Assistant Professor at University of California, Los Angeles.

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Derek Schaeffer

University of California, Los Angeles

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applied physics particle physics materials science physics laser science plasma science laser-plasma interaction instrumentation space science space weather astronomy astrophysics magnetism laser-produced plasmas collisionless shocks instrument science laboratory plasmas magnetized collisionless shocks magnetic reconnection atomic physics fluid dynamics large plasma device plasma physics analytical instrumentation laser ablation plasma diagnostics instrumentation engineering kinetic simulations magnetospheric plasma instrument development accelerator technology plasma photonics high-energy astrophysics laser-driven magnetic piston collisionless interaction ion-scale magnetospheres magnetized ambient plasma calibration geophysical research numerical simulations shock waves magnetic measurement ion beams laser processing technology x-ray spectroscopy accelerator physics fundamental plasma physics shock formation magnetized laboratory plasmas explosive debris plasma laboratory study proton deflectometry applied physiology control system technology power electronics quantum science laboratory investigation precision engineering nuclear fusion nuclear science magnetic resonance optical remote sensing satellite imaging process instrumentation control technology control engineering conventional instrumentation optical engineering plasma processing particle methods x-ray diffraction laser plasma physics benchmark studies astrophysical plasmas

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Collisionless Larmor Coupling and Blob Formation in a Laser-Plasma Expanding Into a Magnetized Ambient Plasma. Physics of Plasmas (2026)

laser-plasma interactionatomic physicsplasma photonicsplasma physicslasersfundamental plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetism

Direct Measurement of Electron Heating in Electron-Only Reconnection in a Laboratory Mini-Magnetosphere. Physical Review Research (2026)

electron physicplasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismelectromagnetic fieldsmagnetohydrodynamics

Collisionless Ion-Electron Energy Exchange in Magnetized Shocks. PubMed (2025)

plasma physicsfundamental plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismmagnetohydrodynamics

Foundational Cyberinfrastructure for Open Plasma Science. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2025)

e-scienceopen sciencetechnologynuclear fusion

Laboratory Demonstration of Collisionless Blob Formation via Laser-Produced Plasma Self-Focusing. Physical Review Letters (2025)

laser-plasma interactionatomic physicsplasma photonicsplasma physicslasersapplied physicslaser plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetic fields

Laboratory Measurements of Energy Partitioning and Anomalous Electron Heating in Magnetized, Perpendicular Collisionless Shocks. ArXiv.org (2025)

atomic physicsplasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismshock wavesplasma sciencemagnetohydrodynamics

MAGNETUS: A Magnetized Plasma Research Ecosystem. Journal of Plasma Physics (2025)

magnetic confinementplasma physicsspace plasma physicsphysicsmagnetismelectromagnetismelectromagnetic fieldsmagnetohydrodynamics

Structure of Self-Generated Magnetic Fields in Laser-Solid Interaction From Proton Tomography. ArXiv.org (2025)

magnetic resonancelasersmagnetic fieldsapplied physicsphysicsmagnetism

Growing and Sustaining the Plasmapy Software Ecosystem. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2024)

nuclear sciencescientific workflow systemscience gatewayopen-source softwaretechnologyinformaticssoftware engineeringdata management

Kinetic Simulations Comparing Quasi-Parallel and Quasi-Perpendicular Piston-Driven Collisionless Shock Dynamics in Magnetized Laboratory Plasmas. Physics of Plasmas (2024)

P. PongkitiwanichakulD. B. SchaefferW. FoxD. RuffoloJ. DonaghyK. Germaschewski

space weatherkinetic simulationsphysicsparticle physicsmagnetized laboratory plasmas

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Derek Schaeffer

Assistant Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Affiliations

the College

Physics and Astronomy

Derek Schaeffer is currently serving as a Physics And Astronomy Assistant Professor at University of California, Los Angeles.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Derek Schaeffer

University of California, Los Angeles

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Collisionless Larmor Coupling and Blob Formation in a Laser-Plasma Expanding Into a Magnetized Ambient Plasma. Physics of Plasmas (2026)

laser-plasma interactionatomic physicsplasma photonicsplasma physicslasersfundamental plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetism

Direct Measurement of Electron Heating in Electron-Only Reconnection in a Laboratory Mini-Magnetosphere. Physical Review Research (2026)

electron physicplasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismelectromagnetic fieldsmagnetohydrodynamics

Collisionless Ion-Electron Energy Exchange in Magnetized Shocks. PubMed (2025)

plasma physicsfundamental plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismmagnetohydrodynamics

Foundational Cyberinfrastructure for Open Plasma Science. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2025)

e-scienceopen sciencetechnologynuclear fusion

Laboratory Demonstration of Collisionless Blob Formation via Laser-Produced Plasma Self-Focusing. Physical Review Letters (2025)

laser-plasma interactionatomic physicsplasma photonicsplasma physicslasersapplied physicslaser plasma physicsphysicselectromagnetic fields

Laboratory Measurements of Energy Partitioning and Anomalous Electron Heating in Magnetized, Perpendicular Collisionless Shocks. ArXiv.org (2025)

atomic physicsplasma physicsphysicselectromagnetismshock wavesplasma sciencemagnetohydrodynamics

MAGNETUS: A Magnetized Plasma Research Ecosystem. Journal of Plasma Physics (2025)

magnetic confinementplasma physicsspace plasma physicsphysicsmagnetismelectromagnetismelectromagnetic fieldsmagnetohydrodynamics

Structure of Self-Generated Magnetic Fields in Laser-Solid Interaction From Proton Tomography. ArXiv.org (2025)

magnetic resonancelasersmagnetic fieldsapplied physicsphysicsmagnetism

Growing and Sustaining the Plasmapy Software Ecosystem. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2024)

nuclear sciencescientific workflow systemscience gatewayopen-source softwaretechnologyinformaticssoftware engineeringdata management

Kinetic Simulations Comparing Quasi-Parallel and Quasi-Perpendicular Piston-Driven Collisionless Shock Dynamics in Magnetized Laboratory Plasmas. Physics of Plasmas (2024)

P. PongkitiwanichakulD. B. SchaefferW. FoxD. RuffoloJ. DonaghyK. Germaschewski

space weatherkinetic simulationsphysicsparticle physicsmagnetized laboratory plasmas

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fundamental plasma physic

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