Plasma Physics at Gettysburg
College
Our Team: Past & Present

Paul Mugabe, an international student from Uganda,
helping fabricate the
multi-cusp magnet support cage
for the interior of the Picketts Charge
Plasma Device (PCPD).
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Bob Lippy (left), our Partner in Science from Mechanicsburg Area
High School, working with Vickram Adige (back, center), Class of '95, and
Kevin Greenleaf, Class of '95 to assemble the vacuum chamber of PCPD. |
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Kevin (left) standing with Dr. Good at the PCPD Control Panel. |
| Vikram completing the wiring of the data port patch panel for the LabView data acquisition system. |
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Mike (standing) and Chad Whelan (seated, front), Class of '94, giving
advice to Abesh Ghale, Class of '95, regarding the analysis of spectroscopic
data from studies of molecular iodine. |
| Michael Bieda, Class of '94, showing his dad the laser optogalvanic
spectroscopy (LOGS) apparatus. |
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Jeremy Smith, Class of '96, presenting the PCPD plasma chamber, highlighting
the large windows for laser access. |
| Jeremy standing before the power supplies that drive the dual plasma
sources of PCPD. |
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Jeremy, Paul, Dr. Good, and Mr. Lippy, in the middle of a research
strategy session.
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