David E. Newman is a professor in the

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

department at the

University of Alaska Fairbanks The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-, National Sea Grant College Program, sea-, and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, space-grant research university in ...

. He has a Ph.D. in

plasma physics Plasma () is a state of matter characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons. It is the most abundant form of ordinary matter in the universe, mostly in stars (including th ...

and conducts research on transport dynamics in fusion energy using numerical and complex systems models.

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Living people Place of birth missing (living people) University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty Year of birth missing (living people) American nuclear physicists Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers {{US-physicist-stub