Davide Curreli

Education

• University of Padua, Italy, Ph.D., Sciences, Technologies and Measures for Space, 2011
• University of Padua, Italy, M.S., Aerospace Engineering, 2007
• University of Padua, Italy, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 2004

Academic Positions

• 2019-Present, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering (100% FTE)
• 2019-Present, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (0% FTE)
• 2015-2019, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (0% FTE)
• 2014-present, Affiliated Professor, University of Illinois, Computational Science and Engineering
• 2013-2019, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering (100% FTE)

Other Professional Employment

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois, USA, 2/2012 - 8/2013
• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Padua, Italy, 4/2011 - 2/2012

Resident Instruction

• NPRE 522, Controlled Fusion Systems, Spring 2021
• NPRE 598, Computational Plasma Physics, Fall 2020
• NPRE 421, Plasma and Fusion Science, Spring 2020
• NPRE 523, Plasma Waves, Fall 2019
• NPRE 421, Plasma and Fusion Science, Spring 2019
• NPRE 522, Controlled Fusion Systems, Fall 2018
• NPRE 421, Plasma and Fusion Science, Spring 2018
• NPRE 598, Plasma Waves and Heating Technologies, Fall 2017
• NPRE 421, Plasma and Fusion Science, Spring 2017
• NPRE 498, Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics, Fall 2016
• NPRE 421, Plasma and Fusion Science, Spring 2016
• NPRE 522, Controlled Fusion Systems, Fall 2015
• NPRE 498, Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics, Spring 2015
• NPRE 598, Plasma Waves and Heating Technologies, Fall 2014
• NPRE 522, Controlled Fusion Systems, Spring 2014

Course Development

• NPRE 522, Controlled Fusion Systems, Spring 2014 (modified course material)
• NPRE 598, Plasma Waves and Heating Technologies, Fall 2014 (new course)
• NPRE 498, Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics, Spring 2015 (new course)

Research Interests

• Transport phenomena in plasmas
• Plasma-material interactions
• Plasma modeling using fluid and kinetic models
• Plasma physics and plasma code development for industrial and nuclear application

Selected Articles in Journals

• T. Younkin, K. Sargsyan, T. Casey, H. Najm, J. Canik, D. Green, R. Doerner, D. Nishijima, M. Baldwin, J. Drobny, D. Curreli, B. Wirth, Quantification of the Effect of Uncertainty on Impurity Migration in PISCES-A Simulated with GITR, Nuclear Fusion (accepted), (2021)
• E. J. Kautz, E. Weerakkody, M. Finko, D. Curreli, B. Koroglu, T. Rose, D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst, H. Radousky, M. DeMagistris, N. Sinha, M. C. Phillips, N. G. Glumac, and S. S. Harilal, Progress in understanding uranium gas-phase oxidation via optical spectroscopy and computational modeling, Spectrochimica Acta Part B, (accepted), (2021)
• J. Drobny, D. Curreli, RustBCA: A High-Performance Binary-Collision-Approximation Code for Ion-Material Interactions, Journal of Open Source Software, 6(64), 3298, (2021)
• A. Lasa, S. Blondel, D. Bernholdt, J. Canik, M. Cianciosa, W. Elwasif, D. Green, P. Roth, T. Younkin, D. Curreli, J. Drobny, B. Wirth, Integrated model predictions on the impact of substrate damage on gas dynamics during ITER burning-plasma operations, Nuclear Fusion, (accepted), (2021)
• M. Elias, D. Curreli, J. Myra, Energy-Angle Distribution of the Ions in the RF sheath of ICRH antennas, Physics of Plasmas, 28, 052106 (2021)
• J. Drobny, S. Cohen, D. Curreli, P. Lubin, M. Pelizzo, M. Umanski, Damage to Relativistic Interstellar Spacecraft by ISM Impact Gas Accumulation, The Astrophysical Journal, 908, 248, (2021)
• Maria G. Pelizzo, Alain J. Corso, Giovanni Santi, René Hübner, Denis Garoli, Dominic Doyle, Philip Lubin, Alexander N. Cohen, Jacob Erlikhman, Giulio Favaro, Marco Bazzan, Jon Drobny, Davide Curreli & Maxim Umansky, Dependence of the damage in optical metal/dielectric coatings on the energy of ions in irradiation experiments for space qualification, Nature Scientific Reports, 11, 3429 (2021)
• D.S. Thompson, R. Khaziev, M.F. Henriquez, S. Keniley, E.E. Scime, D. Curreli, Three-dimensional cross-field flows at the plasma-material interface in an oblique magnetic field, Physics of Plasmas, 27, 073511 (2020). [Selected as Featured Article in Physics of Plasmas]
• J. Myra, M. Elias, D. Curreli, T. Jenkins, Effect of net direct current on the properties of radio frequency sheaths: simulation and cross-code comparison, Nuclear Fusion, 61, 016030 (2020)
• P. Luo, C. Jaramillo, A.M. Wallum, Z. Liu, R. Zhao, L. Shen, Y. Zhai, J.C. Spear, D. Curreli, J.W. Lyding, M. Gruebele, W. Wang, J.P. Allain, YZ, Coherent Atomic-Scale Ripples on Metallic Glasses Patterned by Low-Energy Ion Irradiation for Large-Area Surface Structuring, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. (2020)
• A. Lasa , J.M. Canik, S. Blondel, T.R. Younkin, D. Curreli, J. Drobny, P. Roth, M. Cianciosa , W. Elwasif, D.L. Green and B.D. Wirth, Multi-physics modeling of the long-term evolution of helium plasma exposed surfaces, Physica Scripta, T171, 014041 (2020)
• B. Koroglu, Z. Dai, M. Finko, M. Armstrong, J. Crowhurst, D. Curreli, D. Weisz, H. Radousky, K. Knight, T. Rose, Experimental Investigation of Uranium Volatility During Vapor Condensation, Analytical Chemistry, (2020)
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Density Estimation Techniques for Multiscale Coupling of Kinetic Models of the Plasma Material Interface, J. Comput. Phys., Vol. 400, 108965 (2020)
• M. Farahmandzadeh, S. Marcinko, C. Jaramillo, M. K. Cheng, D. Curreli, S. Abbaszadeh, Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Uniformity of Thermally Evaporated Amorphous Selenium Films for Large Area Imaging and Radiation Detection Applications, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, (2020)
• M. Elias, D. Curreli, An explicit scheme to enforce charge conservation in transient Particle-in-Cell simulations with Maxwell-Boltzmann electrons, J. Comput. Phys., Vol. 409, 109320 (2020)
• J. Drobny, S. Cohen, D. Curreli, P. Lubin, M.G. Pelizzo, M. Umansky, Survivability of Metallic Shields for Relativistic Spacecraft, (accepted) Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 73, pp.446-456 (2020)
• D. Andruczyk, R. Maingi, C. Kessel, D. Curreli, E. Kolemen, J. Canik, B. Pint, D. Youchison, and S. Smolentsev, A Domestic Program for Liquid Metal PFC Research in Fusion, Journal of Fusion Energy (2020)
• R. Rizkallah, S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, M.S. Parsons, N. Bartlett, R. Gluck, A. Shone, D. Andruczyk, Mapping of the HIDRA stellarator magnetic flux surfaces, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16 Is. 9, 092503 (2019)
• M. Elias, D. Curreli, J. Myra, T. Jenkins, J. Wrigth, Numerical Model of the Radio-Frequency Magnetic Presheath Including Wall Impurities, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, 092508 (2019)
• D.G. Weisz, J.C. Crowhurst, M.S. Finko, T.P. Rose, B. Koroglu, R. Trappitsch, H.B. Radousky, W.J. Siekhaus, M.R. Armstrong, B.H. Isselhardt, M.Azer, D. Curreli, Effects of Plume Hydrodynamics and Oxidation on the Composition of a Condensing Laser-Induced Plasma, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 122, Is. 6, pp. 1584–1591 (2018)
• R. Rizkallah, D. Andruczyk, A. Shone, D. Johnson, Z. Jeckell, S. Marcinko, Z. Song, D. Curreli, F. Bedoya, A. Kapat, J. P. Allain, M. Christenson, M. Szott, S. Stemmley, H. Sandefur, D. N. Ruzic, R. Maingi, J. Hu, G. Zuo, J. Schmitt, Latest Results From the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications (HIDRA), IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 46, Is. 7, pp. 2685-2690 (2018)
• S.S. Mujumdar, D. Curreli, S. G. Kapoor, Effect of dielectric conductivity on micro-electrical discharge machining plasma characteristics using optical emission spectroscopy, Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing, Vol. 6, Is. 3, 031001 (2018)
• S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, Numerical Characterization of the Edge Transport Conditions and Limiter Fluxes in the HIDRA Stellarator, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Is. 2, 022507 (2018)
• R. Khaziev, D. Curreli, hPIC: A Scalable Electrostatic Particle-in-Cell for Plasma-Material Interactions, Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 229, pp. 87-98 (2018)
• D.A. Gates, D. Anderson, S. Anderson, M. Zarnstorff, D.A. Spong, H. Weitzner, G.H. Neilson, D. Ruzic, D. Andruczyk, J.H. Harris, H. Mynick, C.C. Hegna, O. Schmitz, J.N. Talmadge, D. Curreli, D. Maurer, A.H. Boozer, S. Knowlton, J.P. Allain, D. Ennis, G. Wurden, A. Reiman, J.D. Lore, M. Landreman, J.P. Freidberg, S.R. Hudson, M. Porkolab, D. Demers, J. Terry, E. Edlund, S.A. Lazerson, N. Pablant, R. Fonck, F. Volpe, J. Canik, R. Granetz, A. Ware, J.D. Hanson, S. Kumar, C. Deng, K. Likin, A. Cerfon, A. Ram, A. Hassam, S. Prager, C. Paz-Soldan, M.J. Pueschel, I. Joseph, A. H. Glasser, Stellarator Research Opportunities: A Report of the National Stellarator Coordinating Committee, Journal of Fusion Energy, Vol. 37, Is. 1, pp 1-44, (2018)
• M. Finko, D. Curreli, Simulation of uranium plasma plume dynamics in atmospheric oxygen produced via femtosecond laser ablation, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Is. 8, 083112 (2018)
• E. Cazzola, D. Curreli, G. Lapenta, On magnetic reconnection as promising driver for future plasma propulsion systems, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Is. 7, 073512 (2018) (Selected as Editor's Pick)
• J. Drobny, D. Curreli, F-TRIDYN Simulations of Tungsten Self-Sputtering and Applications to Coupling Plasma and Material Codes, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 149, Is. 15, pp. 301–306 (2018)
• D. G. Weisz, J. C. Crowhurst, W. J. Siekhaus, T. P. Rose, B. Koroglu, H. B. Radousky, J. M. Zaug, M. R. Armstrong, B. H. Isselhardt, M. R. Savina, M. Azer, M. S. Finko, D. Curreli, Formation of 238U-16O and 238U-18O observed by time-resolved emission spectroscopy subsequent to laser ablation, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 111, Is. 3, 034101 (2017)
• J. Peck, P. Zonooz, D. Curreli, G. Panici, B. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic, High deposition rate nanocrystalline and amorphous silicon thin film production via surface wave plasma source, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 325, pp. 370-376 (2017)
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Dynamic Coupling of Boltzmann Plasma Model to Surface Erosion Model for Kinetic Treatment of Plasma-Material Interactions, Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 71, N. 1, pp. 93-102 (2017)
• D. A. Gates, A. H. Boozer, T. Brown, J. Breslau, D. Curreli, M. Landreman, S. A. Lazerson, J. Lore, H. Mynick, G.H. Neilson, N. Pomphrey, P. Xanthopoulos, Recent Advances in Stellarator Optimization, Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 57, N. 12, 126064 (2017)
• M.S. Finko, D. Curreli, D.G. Weisz, J.C. Crowhurst, T.P. Rose, B. Koroglu, H.B. Radousky, M.R. Armstrong, A model of early formation of uranium molecular oxides in laser-ablated plasmas, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 50, N. 48, 485201 (2017)
• J. Drobny, A. Hayes, D. Curreli, D. N. Ruzic, F-TRIDYN: A Binary Collision Approximation Code for Simulating Ion Interactions with Rough Surfaces, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 494, pp. 278-283 (2017)
• S.S. Mujumdar, D. Curreli, S. Kapoor, D. Ruzic, Model-based prediction of plasma resistance, and discharge voltage and current waveforms in micro-electro discharge machining, Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Is. 1, 011003 (2016)
• E. Cazzola, D. Curreli, S. Markidis, G. Lapenta, On the ions acceleration via collisionless magnetic reconnection in laboratory plasmas, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Is. 11, 112108 (2016)
• W. Xu, P. Fiflis, M. Szott, K. Kalathiparambil, S. Jung, M. Christenson, I. Haehnlein, A. Kapat, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Vertical flow in the Thermoelectric Liquid Metal Plasma Facing Structures (TELS) facility at Illinois, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 463, pp. 1181-1185, (2015)
• S.S. Mujumdar, D. Curreli, S.G. Kapoor, D.N. Ruzic, Modeling of Melt-Pool Formation and Material Removal in Micro-Electro discharge Machining, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 137, Is. 3, 031007 (2015)
• R. Khaziev, D. Curreli, Ion energy-angle distribution functions at the plasma-material interface in oblique magnetic fields, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Is. 4, 043503 (2015)
• P. Fiflis, T.W. Morgan, S. Brons, G.G. van Eden, M.A. van den Berg, W. Xu, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Performance of the lithium metal infused trenches in the magnum PSI linear plasma simulator, Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 55, N. 11, 113004 (2015)
• P. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Direct time-resolved observation of tungsten nanostructured growth due to helium plasma exposure, Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 55, N. 3, 033020 (2015)
• D.T. Elg, J.R. Sporre, D. Curreli, I.A. Shchelkanov, D.N. Ruzic, K.R. Umstadter, Magnetic debris mitigation system for extreme ultraviolet sources, Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 14, Is. 1, 013506 (2015)
• D. Andruczyk, D. N. Ruzic, D. Curreli, J. P. Allain and the HIDRA Team, HIDRA: Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications, Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 68, Is. 3, pp. 497-500 (2015)
• W. Xu, D. Curreli, D. N. Ruzic, Computational studies of thermoelectric MHD driven liquid lithium flow in metal trenches, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 89, Is. 12, pp. 2868-2874 (2014)
• S.S. Mujumdar, D.Curreli, S.G.Kapoor, D.N. Ruzic, A Model of Micro Electro-Discharge Machining Plasma Discharge in Deionized Water, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 136, Is. 3, 031011 (2014)
• M. Mozetic, K. Ostrikov, D.N. Ruzic, D. Curreli, U. Cvelbar, A. Vesel, G. Primc, M. Leisch, K. Jousten, O.B. Malyshev, J.H. Hendricks, L. Kövér, A. Tagliaferro, O. Conde, A.J. Silvestre, J. Giapintzakis, M. Buljan, N. Radić, G. Dražić, S. Bernstorff, H. Biederman, O. Kylián, J. Hanuš, S. Miloševič, A. Galtayries, P. Dietrich, W. Unger, M. Lehocky, V. Sedlarik, K. Stana-Kleinschek, A. Drmota-Petrič, J.J. Pireaux, J.W. Rogers, M. Anderle, Recent advancement in Plasma Science and Applications – Review Article, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 47, N. 15, 153001 (2014)
• S. Jung, M. Christenson, D. Curreli, C. Bryniarski, D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, Development of a high energy pulsed plasma simulator for the study of liquid lithium trenches, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 89, Is. 12, pp. 2822-2826 (2014)
• P. Fiflis, A. Press, W. Xu, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Wetting properties of liquid lithium on select fusion relevant surfaces, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 89, Is. 12, pp. 2827-2832 (2014)
• D. Curreli, F. F. Chen, Cross-field diffusion in low-temperature plasma discharges of finite length, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 23, N. 6, 064001 (2014)
• W. Xu, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, T. Mui, R. Switts, D.N. Ruzic, Heat transfer of TEMHD driven lithium flow in stainless steel trenches, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 438, pp. S422–S425 (2013)
• P. Raman, A. Groll, P. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, Chemical Sputtering Studies of Lithiated ATJ graphite, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 438, pp. S655-S658 (2013)
• P. Fiflis, L. Kirsch, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Seebeck Coefficient Measurements on Li, Sn Ta, MO, and W, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 438, Is. 1-3, pp. 224-227 (2013)
• P. Fiflis, D. Andrucyzk, A.L. Roquemore, M. McGuire, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Lithium pellet production (LiPP): A device for the production of small spheres of lithium, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 84, Is. 6, 063506 (2013)
• F.F. Chen, D. Curreli, Central peaking of magnetized gas discharges, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 20, Is. 5, 057102 (2013) (Selected as Editor's Pick)
• J. Pelaez, M. Lara, C. Bombardelli, F.R. Lucas, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, D.J. Scheeres, Periodic orbits of a Hill-tether problem originated from collinear points, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 35, N. 1, pp. 222-233 (2012)
• D. Melazzi, D. Curreli, M. Manente, J. Carlsson, D. Pavarin, SPIREs: A Finite-Difference Frequency-Domain electromagnetic solver for inhomogeneous magnetized plasma cylinders, Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 183, Is. 6, pp. 1182-1191 (2012)
• M. Manzolaro, M. Manente, D. Curreli, J. Vasquez, J. Montano, A. Andrighetto, G. Meneghetti, D. Pavarin, Off-line ionization tests using the surface and the plasma ion sources of the SPES Project, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Is. 2, 02A907 (2012)
• M. Lara, J. Pelaez, C. Bombardelli, F.R. Lucas, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, D.J. Scheeres, Dynamic stabilization of L2 periodic orbits using attitude-orbit coupling effects, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Sciences and Applications, Vol. IV, N. 1, pp. 73-81 (2012)
• D. Zanutto, D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, Stability of electrodynamic tethers in a three-body system, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 34, N. 5, pp. 1441-1456 (2011)
• D. Curreli, Transition from edge-localized to center-localized power deposition in Helicon discharges, The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, Vol. 56, Is. 02, 24007 (2011)
• D. Curreli, F.F. Chen, Equilibrium theory of cylindrical discharges with special application to helicons, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 18, 113501 (2011)
• D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, C. Bombardelli, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, F.R. Lucas, J. Pelaez, D.J. Scheeres, M. Lara, Three-body dynamics and self-powering of an electrodynamic tether in a plasmasphere, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 26, N. 3, pp. 385-393 (2010)

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Drobny, J., Curreli, D., Umansky, M., Cohen, A., Taylor, S., & Lubin, P, Effect of ISM impacts on relativistic spacecraft. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, October 2019, [IAC-19_D4_4_7_x54355]
• S. Blondel, D.E. Bernholdt, J.M. Canik, M.R. Cianciosa, D. Curreli, R.P. Doerner, J. Drobny, W. Elwasif, D.L. Green, A. Lasa, D. Nishijima, P.C. Roth, G. Shaw, T. Younkin, B.D. Wirth; Prediction of gas bubble evolution under the surface of the ITER divertor with cluster dynamics, 17th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, May 21-24, 2019
• A. Lasa, S. Blondel, G. Shaw, T. Younkin, B.D. Wirth, D. Bernholdt, J.M. Canik, M.R. Cianciosa, W. Elwasif, D.L. Green, P.C. Roth, D. Curreli, J. Drobny, M. Baldwin, R.P. Doerner, D. Nishijima; Integrated, multi- physics modeling of erosion, redeposition and gas retention in the ITER divertor, 17th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, May 21-24, 2019
• J. R. Myra, D. Curreli, M.T. Elias, and T. G. Jenkins, Recent Progress in Microscale Modeling of RF Sheaths, AIP Conference Proceedings 2254, 050008, 2020 (presented at the 23rd Topical Conference on Radiofrequency Power in Plasmas RFPPC 2019, Hefei, China on May 14-17, 2019
• D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst, H. Radousky, T. Rose, W. Siekhaus, B. Koroglu, M. Armstrong, E. Stavrou, J. Zaug, M. Azer, M. Finko, D. Curreli, Formation of metal oxide species in laser ablation plasmas, 6th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Radiochemistry, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea, September 17-22, 2017
• P. R. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D. N. Ruzic, Time-Resolved Observation of Tungsten Nanostructuring Due to Helium Plasma, IEEE Pulsed Power Conference & Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SO14-4, Austin, Texas, 2015
• D. E. Andruczyk, D. N. Ruzic, J. P. Allain, D. Curreli, Status of the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications (HIDRA), IEEE Pulsed Power Conference & Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SO22-5, Austin, Texas, 2015
• D. E. Andruczyk, D. N. Ruzic, J. P. Allain, D. Curreli, HIDRA and the Materials Challenges for Stellarators, IEEE Pulsed Power Conference & Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SO22-5, Austin, Texas, 2015
• D. Curreli, R. Khaziev, A. Steinforth, Plasma Boundary Effects at the Material Wall in Oblique Magnetic Fields, Proceedings of the 41st European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Berlin, June 23-27, 2014
• S. Mujumdar, D. Curreli, D. Ruzic, S. K. Kapoor, Modeling of Melt-pool Formation and Material Removal in Micro Electro-discharge Machining, ASME 2014 Proceedings of the Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Paper No. MSEC2014-4108, pp. V001T03A014; 14 pages, June 9-13, 2014
• D. Curreli, W. Xu, D. Ruzic, Computational Studies of Thermoelectric MHD Driven Liquid Lithium Flow in Metal Trenches, International Symposium on Lithium Applications for Fusion, ENEA-Frascati, Italy, November 2013
• F.F. Chen, D. Curreli, A new approach to gas discharge theory with sheath boundaries, Proceedings of the 12th Asia Pacific Physics Conference, Chiba, Japan, JPS Conf. Proc., 015053(2014), July 14-19, 2013
• J. Peck, P. Zonooz, D. Curreli, M. Reilly, R. Stubbers, B. Jurczyk, D. Ruzic, Low-damage deposition of thin silicon films for solar panel production using surface-wave plasma source, AVS 59th International Symposium & Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, October 28 - November 2, 2012
• D. Elg, J. Sporre, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Magnetic Mitigation of Ionic Debris from an EUV Source, 2012 International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, Brussels, Belgium, September 30 - October 4, 2012
• D.N. Ruzic, W. Xu, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, Heat removal in fusion devices with Lithium-Metal Infused Trenches (LiMIT), TOFE-2012, ANS 20th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Nashville, Tennessee, August 27-31, 2012
• D. Curreli, W. Xu, D. Andruczyk and D.N. Ruzic, Computational Studies of Thermoelectric MHD in molten Lithium, Plasma Facing Components Meeting, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, June 20-22, 2012
• D. Melazzi, D. Curreli, M. Manente, D. Pavarin, Electrical impedance of plasma filled waveguides in the MHz range, Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings, pp. 289-292, Moscow, Russia, August 19-23, 2012
• D. Curreli, D. Melazzi, M. Manente, D. Pavarin, Equilibrium conditions of radiofrequency-heated plasma cylinders, Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings, pp. 293-297, Moscow, Russia, August 19-23, 2012
• M. Manzolaro, M. Manente, D. Curreli, J. Vasquez, J. Montano, A. Andrighetto, G. Meneghetti, D. Pavarin, A. Galata, D. Scarpa, L. Biasetto, M. Lollo, A. Cavazza, L. Costa , G. Bassato, M. Giacchini, M. Poggi , L. Boscagli and G. Prete, Off-line ionization tests using the Surface and the Plasma ion sources of the SPES Project, ICIS 2011, 14th International Conference on Ion Sources, Giardini Naxos, Italy, September 12-16, 2011
• D. Pavarin, F. Ferri, M. Manente, D. Curreli, D. Melazzi, D. Rondini, A. Cardinali, Development of plasma codes for the design of mini-helicon thrusters, 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference IEPC, 2011, Wiesbaden, Germany, September 11-15, 2011
• D. Pavarin, M. Manente, D. Curreli, D. Melazzi, D. Rondini, F. Ferri, J. Carlsson, A. Cardinali, Plasma codes for the design and simulation of advanced plasma sources, XX Congresso AIV, Padua, Italy, May 17-18, 2011
• M. Lara, J. Pelaez, C. Bombardelli, F. R. Lucas, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, D.J. Scheeres, Dynamic stabilization of L2 periodic orbits using attitude-orbit coupling effects, 22nd International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, February 28 - March 04, 2011
• D. Pavarin, F. Ferri, M. Manente, D. Rondini, D. Curreli, Y. Guclu, D. Melazzi, S. Suman, G. Bianchini, D. Packan, P. Elias, J. Bonnet, A. Cardinali, R. Deangelis, F. Mirizzi, A. Tuccillo, O. Tudisco, E. Ahedo, Y. Protsan, A. Loyan, F. Piergentili, K. Grue, P. Van Put, A. Selmo, K. Katsonis, M. Pessana, J. Carlsson, V. Lancellotti, Helicon Plasma Hydrazine. Combined Micro Project Overview and Development Status, Space Propulsion Conference, San Sebastian, Spain, May 3-6, 2010
• E.C. Lorenzini, D. Curreli, D. Zanutto, Exploration of the Galilean Moons using electrodynamic tethers for propellantless maneuvers and self-powering, Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 269, International Astronomical Union, Galileo's Medicean Moons: Their Impact on 400 Years of Discovery, 2010
• D. Pavarin, F.Ferri, M. Manente, J. Carlsson, E. Ahedo, C. Bramanti, D. Curreli , Y. Guclu, G. Markelov, D. Melazzi, D. Rondini, S. Suman, Design of 50 W helicon plasma thruster, 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, September 20-24, 2009
• D. Pavarin, F. Ferri, M. Manente, D. Curreli, Y. Guclu, D. Rondini, M. Mariutto, L. Tasinato, J. Carlsson, R. De Angelis, D. Pakan, K. Grue, P. Van Put, R. Tijsterman, A. Selmo, A. Loyan, K. Katsonis, Experimental Set-up to test a 50 W Helicon plasma thruster, 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, September 20-24, 2009
• D. Curreli, E.C. Lorenzini, C. Bombardelli, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, F.R. Lucas, J. Pelaez, D. Scheeres, M. Lara, Exploration of the Jupiter Plasma Torus with a self-powered electrodynamic tether, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, proceedings of the 19th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Vol. 134, pp. 2121-2140, 09-240, 2009
• D. Pavarin, M. Manente, Y. Guclu, D. Curreli, C. Bettanini, M. Zaccariotto, M. Walker, D. Palmer, J. Carlsson, C. Bramanti, E.C. Lorenzini, Feasibility study of medium power helicon thruster, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Joint Propulsion Conferences, July 2008

Bulletins

• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Modeling solvated electron penetration depth and aqueous chemistry at the humid air plasma-water interface, 73rd Annual Gaseous Electronics, Virtual Conference, October 5–9, 2020
• M. Finko, D. Curreli, B. Koroglu, T. Rose, D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst , H. Radousky, Kinetic Modeling of Metal Oxide Chemistry and Particle Formation in a Plasma Flow Reactor, 73rd Annual Gaseous Electronics, Virtual Conference, October 5–9, 2020
• Validations for Improvements of the Open Source Plasma Code, Zapdos, 73rd Annual Gaseous Electronics, Virtual Conference, October 5–9, 2020
• Md.H.Fazlul, V. Vittal-Srinivasaragavan, O.Sahni, M. Shephard, D. Curreli, Improving Performance and Extending Simulation Domain of hPIC Particle-In-Cell Code by Incorporating PUMI Based Non-uniform Mesh, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–1x3, 2020; Remote
• A Parametric Study using Fluid and Particle-in-Cell Modeling of the Ion Distributions in RF sheaths at ICRH antennas, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Open source plasma simulation in the MOOSE framework, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• J.T.Drobny, D. Curreli, High-performance PIC-BCA code for fusion-relevant plasma-material interactions, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Lasa, Ane; Blondel, Sophie; Drobny, Jon; Curreli, Davide; Lore, Jeremy; Canik, John M.; Wirth, Brian D., Integrated model predictions of the impact of He pre-exposures on ITER burning-plasma conditions, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Modeling the Dependence of Laser Ablated Plume Dynamics on Target Material, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Review of single effect experiments for the National LM PFC Program, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• A Hybrid Particle Method for the Kinetic Treatment of Magnetized Plasma Sheaths using Full Orbit to Guiding Center Conversion, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Status and Progress of the Domestic Liquid Metal Plasma-Facing Component Design Program, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Recent Results from the SciDAC Partnership for Simulation of Fusion Relevant RF Actuators, 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 9–13, 2020; Remote
• Validation of the Open Source Multi-Fluid Plasma Code: Zapdos, 72nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 28–November 1 2019; College Station, Texas
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, C. DeChant, S. Shannon, Numerical Modeling of the Plasma-Liquid Interface using the Zapdos-CRANE Open-Source Package, 72nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 28–November 1 2019; College Station, Texas
• Extensible Algorithmic Generation of Molecular Electron-Impact Cross-Section Data from DFT Information for Simple Organic Molecules
• Stochastic Optimization of a Uranium Reaction Mechanism Using Plasma Flow Reactor Measurements, 72nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 28–November 1 2019; College Station, Texas
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, C. DeChant, S. Shannon, Numerical Modeling of the Plasma-Liquid Interface using the Zapdos-CRANE Open-Source Package, 72nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, College Station, Texas, October 28-November 1, 2019
• S. Valaitis, D. Curreli, J. Choi, S. Klasky, M. Churchill, C.S. Chang, Integration of Full-Orbit and Gyro-Center Methods for Multi-Scale Modeling of Edge Plasmas Including Sheath Effects, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, BP10.99, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• J. R. Myra, D. Curreli, M.T. Elias, T. G. Jenkins, Generalization and Verification of RF Sheath Microscale Models, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, UP10.80, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• M. Mustafa, D. Curreli, P. Seleson, C. Hauck, D. Bernholdt, Verification and UQ activities of the Particle-In-Cell code hPIC for Near Surface Plasma Conditions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, CO7.6, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, C. DeChant, S. Shannon, Numerical Simulations of Electron Transport across a Plasma-Water Interface using Zapdos-CRANE, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, BP10.107, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• M.F. Huq, V. Vittal-Srinivasaragavan, O. Sahni, D. Curreli, Nonuniform Mesh Based hPIC Code for Efficient Scrape-Off-Layer Computation, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, NP10.21, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• M. Finko, D. Curreli, M. Azer, B. Koroglu, T. Rose, D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst, H. Radousky, Constraining a Uranium Reaction Mechanism Using Stochastic Optimization and Plasma Flow Reactor Measurements, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, JO8.8, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• M. Elias, D. Curreli, J. Myra, A New Numerical Scheme to enforce Charge Conservation in Particle-in-Cells with Boltzmann Electrons, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, NP10.22, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• J. Drobny, D. Curreli, Particle-particle simulations of plasma-material interactions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, PO6.11, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• P. T. Bonoli, D. L. Green, E. D'Azevedo, N. Bertelli , A. Dimits, T. Kolev, D. N. Smithe, R. W. Harvey, J. R. Myra, M. S. Shephard, D. Curreli, Recent Results from the SciDAC Center for Simulation of Fusion Relevant RF Actuators, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, UP10.75, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21-25, 2019
• T. Younkin, K. Sargsyan, T. Casey, H.N.Najm, R. Doerner, D. Nishijima, D.L. Green, J. Canik, A. Lasa, P. Roth, D. Curreli, J.T Drobny, P. Forehand, B. Wirth, Quantification on the Effect of Uncertainty On Impurity Migration In PISCES-A Simulated With GITR, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, NM9.6, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• T. Younkin, J. Canik, M.R Cianciosa, P.C Roth, A. Lasa, D. Curreli, J.T Drobny, S. Blondel, B. Wirth, W. Elwasif, D.L. Green, Simulation of Tungsten Erosion and Migration in the ITER Divertor as Part of an Integrated Model for PSI, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, CP11.78, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• J.C. Wright, S. Shiraiwa, D. Curreli, M. Elias, C.H. Man Lau, J.R. Myra, B.G.P. Van Compernolle, R.J. Perkins, Predictions of ICRF induced sheaths and sputtering in the LAPD experiment, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, PM11.39, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• M.V. Umansky, A. Bortolon, D. Curreli, J. T. Drobny, R. Maingi, T. D. Rognlien, R. D. Smirnov, Modeling of sources and transport of impurity ions and their interaction with material surfaces in powder-dropping experiments, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, YP11.3, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D.S. Thompson, E.E. Scime, R. Khaziev, D. Curreli, Ion velocity distribution dependence on λ /ρi and ψ in a weakly magnetized plasma boundary, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, GP11.2, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• R. Rizkallah, M. Parsons, A. Shone, Z. Jeckell, S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, Mapping of the HIDRA Magnetic Flux Surfaces Through Experimental Measurements and Computational Codes, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, JP11.88, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• R. Pandit, D. Curreli, J.Y. Choi, R. Hager, M. Churchill, C-S. Chang, Conversion from Gyrokinetic to Full-Orbit Particles for Plasma Sheath Boundary Conditions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, NP11.69, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, S. Lee, S.Y. Moon, Numerical Characterization of Ar and He/N2 RF Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Discharges, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, LW1.27, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• A. Lasa, S. Blondel, G. Shaw, B. Wirth, T. Younkin, D.E. Bernholdt, J. Canik, M.R. Cianciosa, W. Elwasif, D.L. Green, P.C. Roth, D. Curreli, J.T. Drobny, M. Baldwin, R. Doerner, D. Nishijima, Integrated, multi-physics modeling of erosion, redeposition and gas retention in the ITER divertor, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, UO5.11, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• R. Khaziev, D.S. Thompson, D. Curreli, E.E. Scime, Validation simulations of the Particle-in-Cell code hPIC with the Laser-Induced Fluorescence measurements at the HELIX facility, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, GP11.3, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, C. DeChant, S. Shannon, CRANE: a Novel MOOSE-based Open-Source tool for Plasma Chemistry Applications and Code Coupling, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, GT1.39, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Density Estimation Techniques for Multiscale Coupling of Kinetic Models of the Plasma Material Interface, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, CP11.79, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• C. Icenhour, S. Keniley, C. DeChant, C. Permann, A. Lindsay, R. Martineau, D. Curreli, S. Shannon, Multi-Physics Object Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, BM2.1, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• M. Finko, D. Curreli, M. Azer, D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst, T. Rose, B. Koroglu, H. Radousky, J. Zaug, M. Armstrong, Simulation of uranium plasma plume dynamics in atmospheric oxygen produced via femtosecond laser ablation, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, KW3.3, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• M. Elias, D. Curreli, J.R. Myra, J. Wright, Modeling Enhanced Impurity Sputtering due to RF Sheaths in front of ICRH actuators, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, JP11.103, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• J.T. Drobny, D. Curreli, M.V. Umansky, T.D. Rognlien, R.D. Smirnov, A. Bolrtolon, R. Maingi, Simulations of divertor target material composition during tokamak plasma operation with continuous boron powder injection, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, JP11.94, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• J.T Drobny, D. Curreli, A. Lasa, S. Blondel, J. Canik, D.L. Green, P. Roth, T. Younkin, B. Wirth, Applied Statistical Model of Surface Morphology for Plasma-Material Interactions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, NM9.7, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• C. DeChant, S. Keniley, D. Curreli, K. Stapelmann, S. Shannon, Multi-physics simulation of the COST APPJ in the MOOSE framework, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, GT1.74, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D. Curreli, J.T. Drobny, A. Lasa, S. Blondel. J. Canik. D.L. Green, T. Younkin, B. Wirth, Coupled PIC-BCA simulations of the near-surface plasma at the ITER Outer Target, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, GM9.3, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D. Curreli, J. Drobny, R. Khaziev, Comparative Study of Explicit vs. Implicit Particle-in-Cell schemes for Plasma Sheath Simulations, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, CP11.81, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D. Curreli, Multi-scale Methods for Plasma Chemistry (invited), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 71th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, BM4.8, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• J. Canik, A. Lasa, S. Blondel, M.R Cianciosa, D. Curreli, J. T Drobny, W. Elwasif, D. L Green, P.C Roth, T. Younkin, B. Wirth, R. Doerner, D. Nishijima, M. Baldwin, Status of integrated simulation of PFC surface evolution within the PSI-SciDAC project, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, GM9.2, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• P. T. Bonoli, D. L. Green, E. D'Azevedo, N. Bertelli, A. Dimits, T. Kolev, D. N. Smithe, R. W. Harvey, J. R. Myra, M. S. Shephard, D. Curreli, and the RF SciDAC Team, Overview of Research in the SciDAC Center for Simulation of Fusion Relevant RF Actuators, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, BP11.71, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• S. Blondel, D.E. Bernholdt, J. Canik, M.R. Cianciosa, D. Curreli, J.T. Drobny, W. Elwasif, D. Green, A. Lasa, P.C. Roth, T. Younkin, B. Wirth, Prediction of Near Surface Gas Bubble Evolution in the ITER Divertor with Cluster Dynamics, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, PM9.2, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D. Andruczyk, R. Rizkallah, M. Parsons, A. Shone, M. Szott, S. Stemmley, N. Bartlett, B. Holybee, Z. Koyn, A. S. Kapaat, S.W. Marcinko, D.N. Ruzic, J.P. Allain, D. Curreli, R. Maingi, J. Hu, G. Zuo, Z. Sun, Overview of the latest results from HIDRA, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 63, JP11.107, Portland, Oregon, November 5-9, 2018
• D. Thompson, S. Keniley, D. Curreli, M. Henriquez, D. Caron, A. Jemiolo, J. McLaughlin, M. Dufor, L. Neal, E. Scime, U. Siddiqui, 3D measurements and simulations of ion and neutral velocity distribution functions in a magnetized plasma boundary, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, UO4.8, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• R. Rizkallah, D. Andruczyk, Z. Jeckell, A. Shone, D. Johnson, J.P. Allain, D. Curreli, D. Ruzic, Latest results and developments from the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, TO6.7, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, Numerical Assessment of Plasma Parameters and Surface Flux Scaling in the HIDRA Stellarator, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, BP11.85, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• A. Lasa, D. Green, J. Canik, T. Younkin, S. Blondel, B. Wirth, J. Drobny, D. Curreli, Multi-physics modeling of plasma-material interactions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, BP11.85, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• R. Khaziev, S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Stabilization approach for an explicit hybrid particle-in-cell method for bridging multiple time-scales, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, GP11.143, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, D. Thompson, M. Henriquez, D. Caron, A. Jemiolo, J. McLaughlin, M. Dufor, L. Neal, E. Scime, U. Siddiqui, Validation of Boltzmann-Poisson Continuum Code with LIF measurements of Plasma Sheath in an Oblique Magnetic Field, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, UO4.9, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• M. Henriquez, D. Thompson, S. Keniley, D. Curreli, T. Steinberger, D. Caron, A. Jemiolo, J. McLaughlin, M. Dufor, L. Neal, E. Scime, U. Siddiqui, Direct comparison of neutral velocity distribution measurements and simulations in the vicinity of an absorbing boundary oblique to a magnetic field, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, JP11.75, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• M. Finko, M. Azer, D. Weisz, J. Crowhurst, T. Rose, B. Koroglu, H. Radousky, J. Zaug, M. Armstrong, A model of early formation of uranium molecular oxides in laser-ablated plasmas, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, TO6.9, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• J. Drobny, D. Curreli, D. Ruzic, A. Lasa, D. Green, J. Canik, T. Younkin, S. Blondel, B. Wirth, Fast Statistical Model of Surface Roughness for Ion-Solid Interaction Simulations and Efficient Code Coupling, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, UO4.3, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• C. Dart, A. Hayes, R. Khaziev, S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, Progress on the Development of the hPIC Particle-in-Cell Code, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, CP11.25, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• S. Blondel, T. Younkin,, B. Wirth, A. Lasa, D. Green, J. Canik, J. Drobny, D. Curreli, Calculations of Helium Bubble Evolution in the PISCES Experiments with Cluster Dynamics, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 62, N. 12, UO4.4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-27, 2017
• J. Bowman, D. Curreli, Conceptual Design of a high-performance plasma thruster using Electron Bernstein Wave (EBW) Heating and REBCO Superconductors, ANS American Nuclear Society 2016 Student Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 31-April 3, 2016
• D.S. Thompson, S. Keniley, R. Khaziev, D. Curreli, T.N. Good, M. Henriquez, J. McIlvain, M.U. Siddiqui, E.E. Scime, 3D ion flow measurements and simulations near a boundary at oblique incidence to a magnetic field, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, UO4.14, San Jose, California, 2016
• T. Rose, M. Armstrong, A. Chernov, J. Crowhurst, Z. Dai, K. Knight, B. Koroglu, H. Radousky, E. Stavrou, D. Weisz, J. Zaug, M. Azer, M. Finko, D. Curreli, Why Nuclear Forensics Needs New Plasma Chemistry Data, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, UO4.14, San Jose, California, 2016
• H. Radousky, J. Crowhurst, T. Rose, M. Armstrong, E. Stavrou, J. Zaug, D. Weisz, M. Azer, M. Finko, D. Curreli, Experimental Investigation of Molecular Species Formation in Metal Plasmas During Laser Ablation, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, PO7.13, San Jose, California, 2016
• S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, Characterization of Expected Operating Conditions of the HIDRA Stellarator with EMC3-EIRENE, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, PO4.11, San Jose, California, 2016
• R. Khaziev, R, Mokos, D. Curreli, Performance Evaluation of the Electrostatic Particle-in-Cell Code hPIC on the Blue Waters Supercomputer, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, NO6.4, San Jose, California, 2016
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, Boltzmann-BCA Analysis on the Role of Charge Exchange in Microscopic Erosion of Fusion-Relevant Plasma Facing Components, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, TP10.85, San Jose, California, 2016
• M.F. Henriquez, D.S. Thompson, S. Kenily, K. Rinat, T.N. Good, J. McIlvain, M.U. Siddiqui, D. Curreli, E.E. Scime, Comparison of 3D ion velocity distribution measurements and models in the vicinity of an absorbing boundary oriented obliquely to a magnetic field, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, TP10.84, San Jose, California, 2016
• D. Curreli, M. Finko, M. Azer, M. Armstrong, J. Crowhurst, H. Radousky, T. Rose, E. Stavrou, D. Weisz, J. Zaug, Global Modeling of Uranium Molecular Species Formation Using Laser-Ablated Plasmas, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, PO7.8, San Jose, California, 2016
• E. Cazzola, D. Curreli, G. Lapenta, Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection as an Ion Acceleration Mechanism of Low-Beta Laboratory Plasmas, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, BP10.89, San Jose, California, 2016
• D. Andruczyk, Z. Song, N. Chopra, D. Johnson, A. Shone, D.N. Ruzic, J.P. Allain, D. Curreli, HIDRA Team, First Results and Future Plans on HIDRA, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol.61, N.18, PP10.31, San Jose, California, 2016
• S. Marcinko, D. Curreli, Numerical Characterization of Wall Recycling Conditions of the HIDRA Stellarator using EMC3-EIRENE, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 60, N.19, TP12.162, Savannah, Georgia, November 16-20, 2015
• S. Keniley, D. Curreli, A Vlasov-BCA analysis on the wall erosion of a beryllium wall exposed to a high-density Helium plasma, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 60, N.19, NO6.2, Savannah, Georgia, November 16-20, 2015
• R. Khaziev, D. Curreli, Kinetic Characterization using hybrid Particle-in-Cells of the Impurity Release and Wall Erosion of Metal Samples Exposed to a DIII-D Divertor Plasma, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 60, N.19, NO6.3, Savannah, Georgia, November 16-20, 2015
• D. Andruczyk, P. Fiflis, J.P. Allain, D. Curreli, D. Ruzic, Status of the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Application (HIDRA), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 60, N.19, NO6.1, Savannah, Georgia, November 16-20, 2015
• D. Curreli, R. Khaziev, S. Keniley, S. Marcinko, A Vlasov-BCA method for numerical simulations of the plasma sheath structure in presence of a material releasing wall, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 67th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference/9th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas/33rd Symposium on Plasma Processing, Vol. 60, N. 9, KW3.2, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 12-16, 2015
• D. Curreli, R. Khaziev, Ion Energy and Angular Distribution Functions at the Material Wall of a Magnetized Plasma Sheath, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 67th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, Vol.59, N.16, CT1.2, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 2-7, 2014
• K. Lindquist, D. Curreli, K. Kalathiparambil, D.N. Ruzic, Monte Carlo TRIM simulations, with evolving target and surface morphology, in support of plasma simulations and devices, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 59, N.15, BP8.67, New Orleans, October 27-31, 2014
• P. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Fluence Resolved Growth of Nanostructured Tungsten Fuzz, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 59, N.15, TO3.7, New Orleans, October 27-31, 2014
• D. Curreli, R. Khaziev, Ion and Electron Energy-Angle Distribution Functions at the Material Wall in Magnetized Plasmas, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 59, N.15, PO7.8, New Orleans, October 27-31, 2014
• D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, J.P. Allain, D. Curreli, HIDRA: A new device for PFC and PMI development, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 59, N.15, TO3.13, New Orleans, October 27-31, 2014
• P. Zonooz, J. Peck, M. Reilly, D. Curreli, R. Stubbers, B. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic, Thin-Film and Crystalline Properties of Silicon Deposited Using a Novel, Low-Damage, Surface Wave Plasma Source, AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, October 27-November 1, 2013
• J. Peck, P. Zonooz, D. Curreli, M. Reilly, R. Stubbers, B. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic, High Deposition Rate and Uniformity of Silicon Thin Films Deposited Via Efficient, Low-Damage Surface Wave Plasma Source, AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, October 27-November 1, 2013
• A.M. Lietz, D. Curreli, A.V. Hayes, A. Devashayam, D.N. Ruzic, Selection of materials and surface finishes for reduced particle formation upon ion beam bombardment in EUV mask blank production devices, AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, October 27-November 1, 2013
• W. Xu, M. Christenson, P. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, Experimental Characterization of Thermo-electric Driven Liquid Lithium Flow in Narrow Trenches for Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, N. 16, UP8.134, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• D.N. Ruzic, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, S. Jung, M. Christenson, K. Lindquist, P. Fiflis, W. Xu, Thermoelectric-driven Flow of Liquid Lithium in Solid Metal Trenches: a New Plasma-Facing Component for Fusion Devices, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, N. 16, JO4.15, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• K. Lindquist, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Fractal-TRIM and TRYDYN simulations of D-Be and Ar-W, and extrapolation to He-W, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, N. 16, NM9.9, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• S. Jung, M. Christenson, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, Combining a plasma gun and theta-pinch to study plasma-facing components under fusion-relevant conditions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Volume 58, Number 16, TP8.60, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• P. Fiflis, W. Xu, M. Christenson, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Characterization of Liquid Lithium Wetting and Thermoelectric Properties for Nuclear Fusion Applications, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, N. 16, TO6.7, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• D. Curreli, K. Lindquist, D.N. Ruzic, Multiscale Coupling of Monte Carlo Binary-Collision-Approximation Codes with Particle-in-Cells for Plasma-Material Interaction, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, N. 16, NM9.1, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• M. Christenson, S. Jung, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Measuring the ion energy distribution using a retarding field energy analyzer in a plasma material interaction test stand, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Volume 58, Number 16, BP8.54, Denver, Colorado, 2013
• S. Mujumdar, D. Curreli, S. G. Kapoor, D.N. Ruzic, Global modeling of micro plasma discharge in deionized water, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 66th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Vol. 58, N. 8, CT1.59, Princeton, 2013
• P. Fiflis, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Characterization of a Helicon Plasma Source for Plasma Material Interactions, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 66th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Vol. 58, N. 8, MR1.4, Princeton, 2013
• D. Curreli, Cross-field diffusion in low-temperature plasma discharges of finite length, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 66th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Vol. 58, N. 8, DT1.4, Princeton, New Jersey, 2013
• D. Curreli, Surface Interactions for Controlled Nuclear Fusion, 4th IEA International Workshop on Plasma Material Interaction Facilities for Fusion Research (PMIF 2013) joint with the Plasma Facing Components 2013 Meeting (PFC 2013), Oak Ridge, TN, 2013
• W. Xu, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, T. Mui, D.N. Ruzic, TEMHD driven flowing liquid lithium limiter/Divertor facing component design for magnetic confined fusion reactor, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• D. Ruzic, W. Xu, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, T. Mui, A thermo-electric-driven flowing liquid lithium limiter/divertor for magnetic confined fusion, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, CO7.3, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• P. Raman, A. Groll, T. Abrams, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk and D.N. Ruzic, Chemical Sputtering Studies of Lithiated Graphite, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, UP8.45, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• K.A Lindquist, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Numerical simulations of evolutionary surface morphology including fractal geometry and dynamic composition changes, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, UP8.47, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• L. Kirsch, P. Fiflis, D. Andruczyk, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, Seebeck Coefficient of Lithium and Lithium-Tin Alloys, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, UP8.46, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• S. Jung, L. Kesler, H Yun, D. Curreli, D. Andruczyk, and D.N. Ruzic, A gas-puff-driven theta pinch for plasma-surface interaction studies, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, NP8.27, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• P. Fiflis, W. Xu, D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, D. Curreli, Wetting Properties of Liquid Lithium on Stainless Steel and Enhanced Stainless Steel Surfaces, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, BO6.2, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• D. Curreli, W. Xu, K. Lindquist, D. Andruczyk and D. Ruzic, Three-dimensional modeling of the thermoelectric MHD problem of the LIMIT liquid lithium divertor for fusion devices, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• D. Andruczyk, D.N. Ruzic, W. Xu, D. Curreli and P. Fiflis, Thermoelectric-Driven Liquid-Metal Plasma-Facing Structures (TELS), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Vol. 57, N. 12, TP8.39, Providence, Rhode Island, October 29 - November 2, 2012
• F.F. Chen, D. Curreli, A new equilibrium theory for RF gas discharges, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 64th Annual Gaseous Electronic Conference, Vol. 56, N. 15, JW3.1, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 14-18, 2011
• F.F. Chen, D. Curreli, Reformulation of gas discharge theory using data from ICPs and helicons, ICOPS 2011, IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Chicago, IL, June 26-30, 2011
• D. Curreli, F. F. Chen, A novel equilibrium theory of helicon discharges, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 63rd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference and 7th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas, Vol. 55, N. 7, DTP.20, Paris, France, October 4-8, 2010

Reports

• D. Curreli, J. Drobny, S.M. Valaitis, M. Mustafa, M.F. Huq, M.T. Elias, V.V.Srinivasaragavan, O. Sahni, M. Shephard, P. Seleson, C. Hauck, D. Bernholdt, B. Wirth, PSI2-SciDAC: Code Development and Recent Progress of the hPIC Particle-in-Cell for Plasma-Material Interactions, SciDAC-4 Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting Rockville, MD, July 16-19, 2019
• Bernholdt 2019, D. Bernholdt, S. Blondel, J. Canik, M. Cianciosa, D. Curreli, R. Doerner, J. Drobny, W. Elwasif, D. Green, A. Lasa, D. Martin, L. Owen, P. C. Roth, G. Shaw, L. Yang, T. Younkin, and B. D. Wirth, Final Report for the FY2018 Fusion Theory and Simulation Milestone on Plasma Materials Interaction (PMI), Department of Energy Theory Milestone Report
• D. Gates et al. Stellarator Research Opportunities: A Report of the National Stellarator Coordinating Committee, January 2018 Journal of Fusion Energy 37(Suppl S):1-44
• C.-S. Chang, M. Greenwald, K. Riley, K. Antypas, R. Coffey, E. Dart, S. Dosanjh, R. Gerber, J. Hack, I. Monga, M.E. Papka, L. Rotman, T. Straatsma, J. Wells, R. Andre, D. Bernholdt, A. Bhattacharjee, P. Bonoli, I. Boyd, S. Bulanov, J.R. Cary, Y. Chen, D. Curreli, D.R. Ernst, S. Ethier, D. Green, R. Hager, A. Hakim, A. Hassanein, Hatch, David, Held, E. D., Howard, I. Nathan, A. Valerie, S. Jardin, T. G. Jenkins, F. Jenko, A. Kemp, J. King, A. Kritz, P. Krstic, S.E.Kruger, R. Kurtz, Z. Lin, B. Loring, G. Nandipati, A.Y. Pankin, S. Parker, D. Perez, A.Y. Pigarov, F. Poli, M. J. Pueschel, R.T. Rafiq, S. Oliver, S. Wahyu, A. Valeryi, D.N. Smithe, C. R. Sovinec, M. Turner, M. Umansky, J.-L. Vay, J. Verboncoeur, H. Vincenti, A. Voter, W. Wang, B. Wirth, J. Wright, X. Yuan, Fusion Energy Sciences Exascale Requirements Review. An Office of Science review sponsored jointly by Advanced Scientific Computing Research and Fusion Energy Sciences, January 27-29, 2016, Gaithersburg, Maryland. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1375639.
• J. Pelaez, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, M. Lara, E.C. Lorenzini, D. Curreli, D.J. Sheeres, C. Bombardelli, and D. Izzo, Dynamics and Stability of Tethered Satellites at Lagrangian Points, Tech. Rep. Final Report Ariadna Study 07-4201, Advanced Concept Team ESA, November 2008, available online: http://www.esa.int/gsp/ACT/ariadna/studies.htm

Honors

• Donald Biggar Willet Faculty Scholar (2020)
• NCSA Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois (2015)

Teaching Honors

• Partial List of Teacher Ranked as Excellent by their Students (2020)
• NPRE Teacher of the Year, NPRE Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2019)
• Partial List of Teacher Ranked as Excellent by their Students (Fall 2017)
• Partial List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (Fall 2016(*))
• Partial List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (Spring 2015)
• Partial List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (Fall 2014)

Recent Courses Taught

• NPRE 421 - Plasma and Fusion Science
• NPRE 498 NM1 (NPRE 498 NM4) - Numericl Method-Plasma Physics
• NPRE 522 - Controlled Fusion Systems
• NPRE 523 - Plasma Waves
• NPRE 595 - Student Research Seminar
• NPRE 598 CP (NPRE 598 PW) - Plasma Waves & Heating Tech