The Vlasov-Poisson system of equations is used to study time evolution phenomena in non-relativistic plasmas; however, it is computationally expensive to solve directly. This talk will describe state of the art reduced order modeling techniques and the physical regimes we are interested in compressing. Applications of this research will extend to design optimization to mitigate instabilities in inertial confinement fusion experiments.
Tommy Hosmer completed his BS in Environmental Engineering Science with a minor in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley before joining the Multiphysics Simulation and Optimization Lab. Initially interested in atmospheric modeling, his attention shifted to computational modeling and design optimization applied to energy science and technology. He is now collaborating on an ARPA-E funded project in a partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Polymath Research Inc.