Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Edward E. Thomas, Jr.

Summary

This document contains the comprehensive Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Edward E. Thomas, Jr., Professor of Physics and Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University. It outlines his academic background, administrative and faculty appointments, honors, teaching record, student mentorship, extensive research in dusty and magnetized plasma physics (including the MDPX facility), publications, funded grants totaling over $18 million, and professional service leadership.

Title Page

Dr. Edward E. Thomas, Jr. Professor of Physics Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics Auburn University Curriculum Vitae Spring Semester, 2025

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1. Standard biographical form…3
2. One-Page Summary …5
3. TEACHING …6 i. Instructional Assignments at Auburn University (past 7 years) … 6 ii. Student training at Auburn University… 6 iii. Student training at Fisk University… 9 iv. Scholarly activity related to teaching… 9 v. Course & Curriculum development… 9
4. RESEARCH…10 i. Overview of Research Activities…10 ii. Scholarly Activities: Publications and Presentations…10 iii. Scholarly Activities: Research proposals / contracts…42 iv. External research activities…46
5. SERVICE AND OUTREACH …48 i. Service and outreach outside of Auburn University…48 ii. Service and outreach at Auburn University…49
6. Membership and Service in Professional Organizations…50

1. Standard Biographical Form

1. STANDARD BIOGRAPHICAL FORM AUBURN UNIVERSITY Standard Biographical Data for Submission with Promotion/Tenure Review Name: Edward E. Thomas, Jr. Department: Physics College: COSAM Present Rank: Professor and Interim Dean Years Completed in Present Rank: 11 Years in Faculty Service at AU: 22 Years in Faculty Service Elsewhere: 3.5 Type of Current Appointment: Tenured [X] Untenured [ ] Non-Tenure Track (NTTF) [ ] Pay Basis: 9 mo. [ ] 12 mo. [X] Graduate Faculty Status: Member [X] None [ ] Date Awarded: Jan., 2000

Education: Institution | Degree | Major | Date Awarded

• Auburn University | Ph.D. | Physics | Aug., 1996
• Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. | M.S. | Physics | May, 1993
• Florida Inst. of Tech. | B.S. | Physics | May, 1989

Professional Experience: Institution | Rank | Period of Appointment

• Auburn University | Professor | 10/2007-present
• Auburn University | Asst./Assoc. Prof. | 1/2000 - 9/2007
• Fisk University | Asst. Prof. | 8/1996-12/1999

Other Credentials, if applicable (e.g. Board Certifications): N/A I have reviewed (except letters) the contents submitted in the attached dossier: Signature: Edward E. Thomas, Jr. Date: 2 May 2022

Breakdown of Professional Activities, Experience, Honors and Awards

Breakdown of Professional Activities: Allocation of Effort:

• Administration: 84%
• Teaching: 0%
• Research: 8%
• Service / Outreach: 8%

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2023-present: Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics
• 2021-2023: Interim Dean, College of Sciences at Mathematics
• 2017-2021: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, COSAM
• 2007 - present: Professor, Auburn University
• 2015-2020: Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor
• 2012-2017: Lawrence C. Wit Professor in the College of Sciences and Mathematics
• 2002-2007: Associate Professor, Auburn University
• 2000-2002: Assistant Professor, Auburn University
• 1996-1999: Assistant Professor, Fisk University
• 1993-1996: Research Assistant, Auburn University, Fusion Research Laboratory
• 1989-1993: Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Fusion Center, Alcator C-Mod

SIGNIFICANT HONORS AND AWARDS

• Outstanding Colleague of the Harrison College of Pharmacy (2024)
• SGA Outstanding Faculty Member – Graduate School (2020)
• Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor (2015 – 2020)
• Inaugural Lawrence C. Wit Professor in the College of Sciences and Mathematics (2012 - 2017)
• Elected as Fellow of the American Physical Society (2015)
• Auburn University Society of Physics Students MOP (Most Outstanding Professor) Award – (Spring, 2014)
• Dean’s Research Award – College of Sciences and Mathematics – Auburn University (Spring, 2013)
• Professional Improvement Leave – Auburn University – (Spring, 2013)
• Elected as Fellow of the Alabama Academy of Sciences (2012)
• Elected as Fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists (2011)
• Professional Improvement Leave – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa (Fall, 2006)
• Elected for membership, International Union of Radio Science (URSI), Commission H (2004)
• Outstanding Academic Advisor – College of Science and Mathematics – Auburn University (2003)
• National Society of Black Physicists - Outstanding Dissertation Award (1998)
• Auburn University, Physics Department – Outstanding Graduate Research Award (1996)
• Alabama / Department of Energy EPSCoR Traineeship (1994)
• AT&T Bell Laboratories - Corporate Research Fellowship Program (1989)

2. One-Page Highlights

2. ONE-PAGE HIGHLIGHTS

Administrative (84%)

• Dean, COSAM (Mar., 2023 – present)
• Interim Dean, COSAM (Aug., 2021-Feb., 2023)
• Assoc. Dean for Research and Graduate Studies (Aug., 2017 – Aug., 2021)

Research (8%) Research productivity (2023-2024 in parentheses):

• Peer-reviewed journal publications: 98 (10)
• Conference proceedings: 18 (0)
• Invited conference presentations: 40 (2)
• Invited talks and colloquia: 66 (3)
• Contributions to professional reports: 11 (0)
• Conference presentations: 335 (23)

Total grant activity, as PI: >$18M (currently active awards)

• Dept. of Energy: $6,234,000 (2018-2025)
• NSF EPSCoR (AU): $3,000,000 (2022-2027)
• L3 Harris: $486,000 (2020-2024)

Magnetized Plasma Research Lab (MPRL):

• Direct supervision for: 1 laboratory manager, 1 research professor, 2 post-docs (8 total), 7 PhD students (14 completed PhDs as advisor or co-advisory).
• Conducting basic and applied research in low temperature plasma physics including dusty plasmas, magnetized dusty plasmas, and laboratory simulations of the near-Earth space environment.
• Collaborative User Facility for the Department of Energy – Office of Fusion Energy Sciences and is a core facility in the NSF EPSCoR FTPP project.

Service / Outreach (8%)

• Associate Editor, Journal of Plasma Physics – Cambridge University Press (2015-present)
• American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics – Vice Chair (2021-2022), Chair-Elect (2022-2023), Chair (2023-2024), Past Chair (2024-2025)
• NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (MPSAC) (2021 – 2025)
• National Academy of Sciences – Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA) (2022 – 2026)
• National Academy of Sciences – Decadal Review of Plasma Physics (Plasma 2020)

3. Teaching - Instructional Assignments

3. TEACHING i. Instructional Assignments at Auburn University (past 7 years)

• Fall, 23 - present: Released from teaching – serving as Dean of COSAM
• Fall, 21 – Spring, 23: Released from teaching – served as Interim Dean, COSAM
• Spring, 21: PHYS 3500 (Physics of the World Around Us: What If – Physics of Movies and Media) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 0 | Enrollment: 11
• Fall, 20: PHYS 7950 (Physics Colloquium) | 100% | Class: 1 | Lab: 0 | Enrollment: 23
• Spring, 20: Released from teaching
• Fall, 19: Released from teaching (buyout)
• Spring, 19: Released from teaching
• Fall, 18: PHYS 1610 (Engineering Physics 2) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 130
• Spring, 18: PHYS 1617 (Honors Physics 2) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 30
• Fall, 17: Released from teaching
• Spring, 17: PHYS 1617 (Honors Physics 2) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 40
• Fall, 16: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics 1) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 190
• Spring, 16: PHYS 1617 (Honors Physics 2) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 35
• Fall, 15: PHYS 6600 (Introduction to Complex Plasmas) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 0 | Enrollment: 14
• Spring, 15: Released from Teaching | 0%
• Fall, 14: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 140
• Spring, 14: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 240
• Fall, 13: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 240
• Spring, 13: Sabbatical Leave
• Fall, 12: PHYS 1500 (General Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 240
• Spring, 12: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 240
• Fall, 11: PHYS 2200 (Intro. to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity (Modern Physics)) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 15
• Spring, 11: PHYS 1500 (General Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Lab: 1 | Enrollment: 240
• Spring, 10: PHYS 2100 (Classical Mechanics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 5
• Fall, 09: PHYS 2200 (Intro. to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity (Modern Physics)) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 11
• Spring, 09: PHYS 2100 (Classical Mechanics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 13
• Fall, 08: PHYS 2200 (Intro. to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity (Modern Physics)) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 17
• Spring, 08: PHYS 1000 (Foundations of Physics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 78
• Fall, 07: PHYS 1000 (Foundations of Physics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 60
• Spring, 07: PHYS 1000 (Foundations of Physics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 62
• Fall, 06: Sabbatical Leave
• Spring, 06: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 232
• Fall, 05: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 170
• Spring, 05: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 228
• Fall, 04: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 85
• Spring, 04: PHYS 6500 (Introduction to Dusty Plasmas) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 7
• Fall, 03: PHYS 1607 (Honors Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 30
• Spring, 03: PHYS 1600 (Engineering Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 75
• Fall, 02: PHYS 1607 (Honors Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 30
• Spring, 02: PHYS 1610 (Engineering Physics II) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 47
• Fall, 01: PHYS 1607 (Honors Physics I) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 28
• Spring, 01: PHYS 1000 (Fundamentals of Physics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 90
• Fall, 00: PHYS 1000 (Colloquium) | 100% | Class: 1 | Enrollment: 6
• Fall, 00: PHYS 1000 (Fundamentals of Physics) | 100% | Class: 3 | Enrollment: 88
• Spring, 00: PS 220 (General Physics I) | 100% | Class: 4 | Enrollment: 54

3. Teaching - Student Training at Auburn University

ii. Student training at Auburn University

a. Post-doctoral research scholars – Auburn University:

• Jalaan Avritte | Major Prof. | Feb., 2024 - present
• Eleanor Williamson | Major Prof. | Jan., 2024 - present
• Mustafizur Rahman | Major Prof. | Jul., 2023 - Nov., 2024 | Staff, Intel
• Stephen Williams | Major Prof. | May, 2023 - Jan., 2024 | Staff, Honeywell
• Mohamad Menati | Major Prof. | Aug., 2020 - Aug., 2021 | Post-doc, Stanford
• Evan Aguirre | Major Prof. | May, 2019 - Aug, 2020
• Surabhi Jaiswal | Major Prof. | May, 2018 - Jun., 2020 | Faculty, Chennai Univ.
• N. Ivan Arnold | Major Prof. | Sept., 2017 - June, 2019 | Staff, DTRA
• Ami DuBois | Major Prof. | Jan., 2014 - Apr., 2014 | Staff, NRL
• Ross Fisher | Major Prof. | May, 2012 - Sep., 2013 | Staff, Intel Corp.
• Ashley Eadon | Major Prof. | Jan., 2011 - Aug., 2011 | Tableau, Inc.
• Jeremiah Williams | Major Prof. | Jan., 2007 - Aug., 2007 | Prof. – Wittenberg Univ., Ohio

b. Graduate students – Auburn University:

• Michael Steurer
• Rahul Banka | Co-Advisor | Starting May, 2024
• Blake Koford | Major Prof. | Starting May, 2023 | Ph.D.
• Siddharth Bachoti | Major Prof. | Starting May, 2023 | Ph.D.
• Bhavesh Ramkorun | Co-Advisor | Starting Jan., 2022 | Ph.D.
• Elon Price | Major Prof. | Starting Aug, 2021 | Ph.D.
• Jared Powell | Major Prof. | Starting Aug., 2020 | Ph.D.
• Stephen Williams | Major Prof. | Jan., 2017 - May, 2023 | Ph.D.
• Lori Scott | Major Prof. | Jun., 2017 - Aug., 2022 | Ph.D. | Post-doc, Mt. Holyoke College
• Michael McKinley | Major Prof. | Jun., 2016 - Aug., 2022 | Ph.D. | Teaching Professor, Ball State Univ.
• Eleanor Williamson | Committee member | Jun., 2022 - Dec., 2023 | Ph.D. | Post-doc, AU
• Brandon Martin | Committee member | Starting Jun., 2021 | Ph.D.
• Dylan Funk | Committee member | Jun. 2018 - May, 2023 | Ph.D. | LANL
• Brandon Doyle | Committee member | Jun., 2015 - Dec., 2023 | Ph.D. | Post-doc, Auburn
• Mohamad Menati | Co-Advisor | Jun., 2016 - Aug., 2020 | Ph.D. | Post-doc, Stanford
• Taylor Hall | Major Prof. | Aug., 2014 - Dec., 2019 | Ph.D. | Staff, Sandia
• Spencer LeBlanc | Major Prof. | Jan., 2012 - Dec., 2019 | Ph.D. | Staff, Boeing
• Csilla Czako | Major Prof. | Aug., 2014 - May, 2018 | N/A
• Brian Lynch | Co-Advisor | Jan., 2013 - Aug., 2017 | Ph.D | Staff, IERUS Technologies
• Ivan Arnold | Co-Advisor | May, 2011 - Aug., 2017 | Ph.D. | Staff, AFRL
• Stephen Adams | Major Prof. | Jan., 2014 - May, 2016 | M.S. | Instructor, AU
• Abhishek Bichal | Committee Member | Completed May, 2015 | Ph.D. (Aero Eng.)
• Ami DuBois | Major Prof. | Jan., 2008 - Dec., 2013 | Ph.D. | Staff, Tri-Alpha
• Nathalia Alzate | Committee Member | Aug., 2009 - Jun., 2013 | M.S.
• Ross Fisher | Major Prof. | May, 2008 - May, 2012 | Ph.D. | Staff, Intel Corp.
• Mark Cianciosa | Major Prof. | Aug., 2006 - May, 2012 | Ph.D. | Post-doc ORNL
• James Creel | Major Prof. | Aug., 2009 - May, 2012 | M.S.
• B. Adam Stevenson | Committee Member | Aug., 2006 - Dec., 2011 | Ph.D.
• Ashley Eadon | Major Prof. | Aug., 2003 - Dec., 2010 | Ph.D. | Google, Inc.
• Erik Tejero | Major Prof. | Jan, 2006 - May, 2011 | Ph.D. | Scientist, NRL
• Josh Peterson | Committee Member | Aug., 2002 - Aug, 2008 | Ph.D.
• John McKee | Major Prof. | Aug., 2004 - May, 2007 | M.S. | PhD Candidate – West Virginia U.
• Jeremiah Williams | Major Prof. | Aug., 2003 - Dec, 2006 | PhD | Assoc. Prof. Wittenberg Univ.
• Lydia Marcus | Major Prof. | Jan., 2007 - Dec., 2007 | M.S. | Med. School - UAB
• Son Nguyen | Committee Member | Aug., 2003 - May, 2007 | Ph.D.
• Jon David Jackson | Major Prof. | Aug., 2002 - May, 2005 | MS
• Edwynn Wallace | Major Prof. | Aug. 2001 - July, 2004 | MS | Faculty – Middle Georgia College
• Jeremy Hanna | Major Prof. | Aug., 1998 - Dec., 2003 | PhD | NRL
• Jessie Mayo | Major Prof. | Sept. 2000 - Teacher in local schools
• Phillip Valek | Committee member | Sept. 1994 - June, 2001 | PhD | Position at SWRI

Footnote: In the 2002 academic year I assumed the role of Major Prof. for Mr. Jeremy Hanna after the departure of his previous advisor (Dr. Christopher Watts) from the Auburn Physics Department.

c. Undergraduate students – Auburn University:

• Samuel Thacker | Laboratory Assistant | 9/23 - present
• Jordan Nash | Laboratory Assistant | 9/23 - present
• James Middlebrooks | Laboratory Assistant | 9/23 - present
• Matthew Shepherd | Laboratory Assistant | 9/23 - present
• Edward Cowles | Laboratory Assistant | 3/22 - present
• Leo Burdett | Laboratory Assistant | 9/18 – 5/21
• Neve Smith | Laboratory Assistant | 6/18 – 8/21
• Conner Robinson | Laboratory Assistant | 3/18 – 5/20
• Samuel Levenson | Laboratory Assistant / Dean’s Medalist (2019) | 3/18 – 5/19
• Ayden Kish | Laboratory Assistant / Comer Award Winner (2018) | 1/15 – 6/18
• Amy Strong | Laboratory Assistant | 9/16 – 5/17
• Andrew Parvino | Laboratory Assistant | 1/15 – 6/16
• Brian Bender | Laboratory Assistant / Dean’s Medalist (2016) | 1/14 – 8/16
• James Malloy | Laboratory Assistant | 9/14 – 12/15
• Taylor Hall | Laboratory Assistant | 1/13 – 9/14
• James Schloss | Laboratory Assistant | 5/13 – 9/14
• Christian Polka | Laboratory Assistant | 1/13 – 12/14
• Daniel Robinson | Laboratory Assistant | 1/13 – 8/14
• Shane Moorhead | Laboratory Assistant | 8/13 – 10/14
• Abe Schnake | Laboratory Assistant | 1/12 – 12/12
• Phillip Price | Laboratory Assistant | 1/11 – 6/13
• Kevin Gilmore | Laboratory Assistant | 8/10 – 6/13
• Joseph Shaw | Laboratory Assistant | 1/10 – 6/13
• Andrew Hill | Laboratory Assistant | 12/11 – 6/12
• Andrew Kiene | Laboratory Assistant / Undergraduate Research Fellowship (10-11) | 3/10 – 8/11
• Robert Jefferson | Laboratory Assistant / Outstanding undergraduate presentation – APS-DPP (2009) / Undergraduate Research Fellowship (08-09) / Dean’s Medalist (2011) | 10/07 – 8/11
• David Nall | Laboratory Assistant | 10/07 – 4/08
• Barrett Bradford | Laboratory Assistant | 10/07 – 4/08
• Zachary Aldewereld | Laboratory Assistant / Honors Thesis (8/06) / Dean’s Medalist (2008) | 9/04 – 9/07
• Michael Taylor | Laboratory Assistant / Honors Thesis (6/06) / Dean’s Medalist (2007) | 6/04 – 6/07
• Christopher Haddock | Laboratory Assistant | 1/06 – 5/06
• Joseph Senne | Laboratory Assistant | 1/04 – 6/06
• Jennifer Silver | Laboratory Assistant / Dean’s Medalist (2006) | 11/02 – 12/05
• Patricia Engel | REU Participant / Outstanding undergraduate presentation – APS-DPP (2004) | 5/04 – 8/04
• Lydia Johnson | Laboratory Assistant | 3/01 – 6/04
• John McKee | Laboratory Assistant | 8/01 – 6/04
• Brian Christy | Laboratory assistant / Honors Thesis (6/04) / Dean’s Medalist (2004) | 1/00 – 6/04
• Brendan McGeehan | REU participant | 5/02 – 8/02
• Julie Tutwiler | Laboratory Assistant | 8/01 – 9/02
• J. David Jackson | Laboratory assistant | 8/01 – 8/02
• Meridith Grimsley | Laboratory assistant | 9/00 – 1/02
• Christopher Compton | Laboratory assistant | 9/00 – 1/02
• Edwynn Wallace | REU participant | 6/00 – 8/00
• Timothy Wolf | Laboratory assistant | 3/00 – 9/00

3. Teaching - Student Training at Fisk University & Scholarly Activity Related to Teaching

iii. Student training at Fisk University

a. Graduate students – Fisk University:

• Cleon Barnett | Major Prof. | Sept. 1998 - May, 2001 | Masters | Faculty, Alabama A&M
• Gregory Lampkin | Major Prof. | Sept. 1997 - May, 2000 | Masters
• Bryan Kent Wallace | Major Prof. | May 1997 - January, 2002 | Masters | Employed, Fisk Univ.

b. Undergraduate students – Fisk University:

• Arnesto Bowman | Laboratory assistant | 8/99 – 12/99
• Candace Adams | Summer research fellow | 6/99 - 9/99
• Tom Obufa | Summer research fellow | 6/99 - 9/99
• Cleon Barnett | Summer research fellow | 6/98 – 9/98
• Gregory Lampkin | Summer research fellow | 6/97 – 9/97

iv. Scholarly activity related to teaching Publications: None

Electronic Dissemination: (Course web pages)

• Physics 1600 Web Pages (Spring, 12): http://narn.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/class-s12.html
• Physics 1500 Web pages (Fall, 12): http://narn.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/class-f12.html
• Physics 1600 Web Pages (Fall, 13): http://narn.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/class-f13.html
• Physics 1600 Web Pages (Spring, 14): http://narn.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/class-s14.html
• Physics 1600 Web Pages (Fall, 14): http://narn.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/class-f14.html

v. Course & Curriculum development E. Thomas, Jr., S. Morgan, Physics Department Graduate Student Handbook, Fisk University, Fall, 1998.

4. Research - Overview & Publications (Refereed Journal Articles 100-81)

4. RESEARCH i. Overview of Research Activities The central focus of my research group is the study of fundamental processes of particle, wave, and energy transport in laboratory plasmas with applications to industrial, space, and fusion plasmas. Over the course of almost three decades, my students and I have worked on a variety of problems seeking to understand this fundamental question: what are the transport properties of flowing plasmas in the presence or absence of magnetic fields? My laboratory, the Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory (MPRL) uses a variety of “tabletop” scale plasma experiments – from the 2-meter long ALEXIS magnetized plasma column to a number of dusty plasma experiments – in which to study transport processes in magnetized and unmagnetized plasmas using both in-situ and optical diagnostic tools. The centerpiece of the laboratory is the 4-m tall, multi-configuration, multi-user Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device. The MDPX is a one-of-a-kind research platform in the basic plasma physics research community that can apply up to a 4-Tesla magnetic fields to a low temperature plasma – opening up a nearly unexplored region of laboratory plasma studies. The MPRL is supported by a DOE Plasma Science Facility award along with funding from the NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering, the NSF EPSCoR program, and NASA.

ii. Scholarly Activities: Publications and Presentations Summary of research productivity (number for 2025 in parentheses):

• Peer-reviewed journal publications: 100 (3)
• Conference proceedings: 18 (0)
• Invited conference presentations (talks, tutorials, etc.): 40 (2)
• Invited presentations (talks and colloquia): 66 (3)
• Contributions to professional reports (for NAS, NSF, DOE, etc.): 11 (0)
• Conference presentations (posters, submitted talks, etc.): 379 (38)* (* 2024 count)

Note: Bold text indicates activity during the last two calendar years.

Refereed Journal Articles (98 / 100) - Accepted or Under Review / Published: 100. Lori Scott McCabe; Jeremiah Williams; Saikat Chakraborty Thakur; Uwe Konopka; Evdokiya Kostadinova; Mikhail Pustylnik; Hubertus Thomas; Markus Thoma; Edward Thomas, “Experiments and modeling of dust particle heating resulting from changes in polarity switching in the PK-4 microgravity laboratory”, Phys. Plasmas 32, 053701 (2025) 99. J. D. Williams, C. Royer, S. Chakraborty Thakur, E. Thomas, Jr., and S. Williams, “Measurement of the properties of the dust acoustic wave in a magnetic field”, J. Plasma Physics, 91 (1), E15 (2025) 98. M McKinlay, E Thomas Jr, SC Thakur, “Nonlinear dynamics in dusty plasmas subjected to photo-discharging”, J. Plasma Phys., 90 (6), 905900617 (2024) 97. M. Mauel, E. Thomas, “Foreword to Special Issue: Papers from the 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, October 30–November 3, 2023”, Phys. Plasmas 31, 070401 (2024) 96. B. Ramkorun, G. Chandrasekhar, V. Rangari, S.C. Thakur, R.B. Comes, and E.Thomas Jr, “Comparing growth of titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in weakly magnetised capacitively coupled plasmas,” Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 33(11), 115004 (2024). 95. R. Kumar, Z. Liu, S.C. Thakur, E. Thomas, and R. Gopalakrishnan, “Producing two-dimensional dust clouds and clusters using a movable electrode for complex plasma and fundamental physics experiments,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 95(5), 053503 (2024). 94. P. Ekanayaka, C. Wang, S.C. Thakur, and E. Thomas, “Trapping and actively transporting single particles of arbitrary properties in low-pressure rf plasmas with and without a magnetic field,” Phys. Plasmas 31(3), 033501 (2024). 93. Bhavesh Ramkorun, Swapneal Jain, Adib Taba, Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Michael E. Miller, Saikat C. Thakur, Edward Thomas, Ryan B. Comes; Introducing dusty plasma particle growth of nanospherical titanium dioxide. Appl. Phys. Lett. 1 April 2024; 124 (14): 144102. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0186797 92. J. Beckers, J. Berndt, D. Block, M. Bonitz, P.J. Bruggeman, L. Couëdel, G.L. Delzanno, Y. Feng, R. Gopalakrishnan, F. Greiner, P. Hartmann, M. Horányi, H. Kersten, C.A. Knapek, U. Konopka, U. Kortshagen, E.G. Kostadinova, E. Kovačević, S.I. Krasheninnikov, I. Mann, D. Mariotti, L.S. Matthews, A. Melzer, M. Mikikian, V. Nosenko, M.Y. Pustylnik, S. Ratynskaia, R.M. Sankaran, V. Schneider, E.J. Thimsen, E. Thomas, H.M. Thomas, P. Tolias, and M. van de Kerkhof, “Physics and applications of dusty plasmas: The Perspectives 2023,” Phys. Plasmas 30(12), 120601 (2023). 91. C.M. Hartzell, P. Bellan, D. Bodewits, G.L. Delzanno, M. Hirabayashi, T. Hyde, U. Konopka, E. Thomas, H.M. Thomas, I. Hahn, and U. Israelsson, “Payload concepts for investigations of electrostatic dust motion on the lunar surface,” Acta Astronaut. 207, 89–105 (2023). 90. M. Hirabayashi, C.M. Hartzell, P.M. Bellan, D. Bodewits, G.L. Delzanno, T.W. Hyde, U. Konopka, E. Thomas, H.M. Thomas, I. Hahn, and U.E. Israelsson, “Electrostatic dust remediation for future exploration of the Moon,” Acta Astronaut. 207, 392–402 (2023). 89. M. Menati, S. Williams, B. Rasoolian, E. Thomas, and U. Konopka, “Formation of turing patterns in strongly magnetized electric discharges,” Commun. Phys. 6(1), 221 (2023). 88. I. Adamovich, S. Agarwal, E. Ahedo, L.L. Alves, S. Baalrud, N. Babaeva, A. Bogaerts, A. Bourdon, P.J. Bruggeman, C. Canal, E.H. Choi, S. Coulombe, Z. Donkó, D.B. Graves, S. Hamaguchi, D. Hegemann, M. Hori, H.-H. Kim, G.M.W. Kroesen, M.J. Kushner, A. Laricchiuta, X. Li, T.E. Magin, S.M. Thagard, V. Miller, A.B. Murphy, G.S. Oehrlein, N. Puac, R.M. Sankaran, S. Samukawa, M. Shiratani, M. Šimek, N. Tarasenko, K. Terashima, E.Thomas, Jr, J. Trieschmann, S. Tsikata, M.M. Turner, I.J. van der Walt, M.C.M. van de Sanden, and T. von Woedtke, The 2022 Plasma Roadmap: low temperature plasma science and technology, J Phys D Appl Phys 55, 373001 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac5e1c 87. S. Williams, S. Chakraborty Thakur, M. Menati, and E. Thomas, Experimental observations of multiple modes of filamentary structures in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device, Phys. Plasmas, 29, 012110 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065516 86. M. McKinlay, E. Thomas, Controlled photo-discharge of dust in a complex plasma, J. Plasma Phys. 87 (2021) 905870223. https://doi.org/10.1017/s002237782100043x. 85. M.C. Paul, T.E. Steinberger, E.A.M. Lister, N.I. Arnold, D. Artis, S.C. Thakur, T. Hall, S. LeBlanc, E.E. Scime, E. Thomas, G.R. Tynan, Compact, portable, laser induced fluorescence diagnostic for laboratory plasma sources, Rev Sci Instrum. 92 (2021) 013502. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0031217. 84. D. Ticoş, A. Scurtu, J. D. Williams, L. Scott, E. Thomas, Jr., D. Sanford, and C. M. Ticoş, Rotation of a strongly coupled dust cluster in plasma by the torque of an electron beam, Phys. Rev. E, 103, 023210. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.023210 83. M. Menati, U. Konopka, E. Thomas, Variation of filamentation phenomenon in strongly magnetized plasma with various discharge parameters, Contrib. Plasma Phys. 61 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.202100083. 82. J. Goree, B. Liu, M.Y. Pustylnik, H.M. Thomas, V.E. Fortov, A.M. Lipaev, V.I. Molotkov, A.D. Usachev, O.F. Petrov, M.H. Thoma, E. Thomas, U. Konopka, S. Prokopiev, Correlation and spectrum of dust acoustic waves in a radio-frequency plasma using PK-4 on the International Space Station, Phys Plasmas. 27 (2020) 123701. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0024500. 81. T. Hall and E. Thomas, “Dynamics of dust particles confined in imposed potential structures in strongly magnetized, low-temperature plasmas,” Physical Review E, 102, 023208 (2020).

4. Research - Refereed Journal Articles (80-44)

80. M. Menati, T. Hall, B. Rasoolian, L. Couedel, E. Thomas Jr, and U. Konopka, “Experimental observation and numerical investigation of imposed pattern formation in magnetized plasmas by a wide wire mesh,” Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 29, 085015–14 (2020).
81. S. Jaiswal, M. Menati, L. Couëdel, V. H. Holloman, V. Rangari, and E. Thomas Jr, “Effect of growing nanoparticle on the magnetic field induced filaments in a radio-frequency Ar/C2H2 discharge plasma,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, 59, SHHC07 (2020).
82. Z. Wang, J. Xu, Y. E. Kovach, B. T. Wolfe, E. Thomas, H. Guo, J. E. Foster, and H.-W. Shen, “Microparticle cloud imaging and tracking for data-driven plasma science,” Phys. Plasmas, 27, 033703 (2020).
83. M. Menati, B. Rasoolian, E. Thomas, and U. Konopka, “Experimental observation and numerical investigation of filamentary structures in magnetized plasmas,” Phys. Plasmas, 27, 022101 (2020).
84. R. Mukherjee, S. Jaiswal, M. K. Shukla, A. Hakim, and E. Thomas, “Measurement of temperature of a dusty plasma from its configuration,” Contrib. Plasma Phys., 60, e201900161–13 (2020).
85. E. Thomas, Jr., B. Lynch, U. Konopka, M. Menati, S. Williams, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, Pattern formation in strongly magnetized plasmas: observations from the magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX) device, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 62 (2020) 014006.
86. S. Jaiswal and E. Thomas, Jr., Melting transition of two-dimensional complex plasma crystal in the DC glow discharge, Plasma Res. Express 1 025014 (2019).
87. M. Menati, M. J. Kushner, U. Konopka, and E. Thomas, Jr., “Filamentation of Capacitively Coupled Plasmas in Large Magnetic Fields”, Phys. Plasmas, 26, 063515 (2019) – SELECTED AS EDITORS PICK.
88. L. Couedel, D. Artis, M. P. Khanal, C. Pardanaud S. Coussan S. LeBlanc, T. Hall, E. Thomas Jr., U. Konopka, M. Park, and C. Arnas, “Influence of magnetic field strength on nanoparticle growth in a capacitively-coupled radio-frequency Ar/C2H2 discharge”, Plasma Res. Express 1 015012 (2019).
89. S. Bose, M. Kaur, P. K. Chattopadhyay, J. Ghosh, E. Thomas, Jr., and Y. C. Saxena, “Dust vortices in a direct current glow discharge plasma: A delicate balance between ion drag and Coulomb force”, Journal of Plasma Physics, 85, 90850110 (2019).
90. T. Hall E. Thomas, Jr., K. Avinash, R. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Methods for the characterization of imposed, ordered structures in MDPX”, Phys. Plasmas, 25, 103702 (2018). [Selected as Cover Article in Phys. Plasmas].
91. E. Thomas, Jr., “Modeling of particle transport in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment”, J. Plasma and Fusion Research (Japan), 93, 586 (2017).
92. S. Jaiswal, T. Hall, S. LeBlanc, R. Mukherjee, and E. Thomas, Jr., “Effect of magnetic field on the phase transition in a dusty plasma”, Phys. Plasmas, 24, 113703 (2017). [Also a featured “Scilight” by AIP, “Magnetic fields melt dusty plasma crystals”, M. Woo, Scilight, V.2017, No. 20].
93. M. Puttscher, A. Melzer, U. Konopka, S. LeBlanc, B. Lynch, and E. Thomas, Jr., “Vertical oscillations of dust particles in a strongly magnetized plasma sheath induced by horizontal laser manipulation”, Phys. Plasmas, 24, 013701 (2017).
94. E. Thomas Jr, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Initial measurements of two- and three-dimensional ordering, waves, and plasma filamentation in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment,” Phys. Plasmas, 23, 055701 (2016).
95. T. Hall and E. Thomas, Jr., “A Study of Ion Drag for Ground and Microgravity Dusty Plasma Experiments”, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 44, 463 (2016).
96. B. Lynch, U. Konopka, and E. Thomas, Jr., “Real-Time Particle Tracking in Complex Plasmas”, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 44, 553 (2016).
97. E. Thomas, Jr., U. Konopka, B. Lynch, S. Adams, S. LeBlanc, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Quasi-discrete particle motion in an externally imposed, ordered structure in a dusty plasma at high magnetic field”, Phys. Plasmas, 22, 113708 (2015).
98. M. Kaur, S. Bose, P. K. Chattopadhyay, D. Sharma, J. Ghosh, Y. C. Saxena, and E. Thomas Jr, “Generation of multiple toroidal dust vortices by a non-monotonic density gradient in a direct current glow discharge plasma,” Phys. Plasmas 22, 093702 (2015).
99. I. Arnold, E. Thomas, S. D. Loch, S. Abdel-Naby, and C. P. Ballance, “The dielectronic recombination of Ar,” Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 48, 1–12 (2015).
100. E. Thomas Jr, B. Lynch, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Observations of imposed ordered structures in a dusty plasma at high magnetic field,” Phys. Plasmas 22, 030701 (2015).
101. E. Thomas, U. Konopka, D. Artis, B. Lynch, S. LeBlanc, S. Adams, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “The magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX),” J. Plasma Phys. 81, 345810206 (2015).
102. A. M. DuBois, E. Thomas, W. E. Amatucci, and G. Ganguli, “Experimental characterization of broadband electrostatic noise due to plasma compression,” Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 119, 5624 (2014).
103. E. Thomas, A. M. DuBois, B. Lynch, S. Adams, R. Fisher, D. Artis, S. LeBlanc, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Preliminary characteristics of magnetic field and plasma performance in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX),” J. Plasma Phys., 80, 803 (2014).
104. A. M. DuBois, E. Thomas Jr, W. E. Amatucci, and G. Ganguli, “Density gradient effects on transverse shear driven lower hybrid waves,” Phys. Plasmas, 21, 062117 (2014).
105. A. M. DuBois, E. Thomas, W. E. Amatucci, and G. Ganguli, “Plasma Response to a Varying Degree of Stress,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 111, 145002, (2013).
106. R. Fisher, K. Avinash, E. Thomas, R. Merlino, and V. Gupta, “Thermal energy density of dust in dusty plasmas: Experiment and theory,” Phys. Rev. E, 88, 031101, (2013).
107. R. K. Fisher and E. E. Thomas, “Weakly Coupled Dusty Plasma With a High Dust Temperature and Low Thermal Energy Density,” IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 41, 784 (2013).
108. E. Thomas, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, “Design Criteria for the Magnetized Dusty Plasma eXperiment,” IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 41, 811 (2013).
109. A. M. DuBois, I. Arnold, E. Thomas, E. Tejero, and W. E. Amatucci, “Electron-ion hybrid instability experiment upgrades to the Auburn Linear Experiment for Instability Studies,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., 84, 043503 (2013).
110. E. Thomas, Jr., R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, Magnetized dusty plasmas: the next frontier for complex plasma research, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 54, 124034 (2012).
111. Ross Fisher and Edward Thomas, Jr., Quantitative comparison of the isotropic and anisotropic Maxwellian velocity space distribution function models in a dusty plasma, Phys. Rev. E, 86, 066403 (2012).
112. Jeremiah Williams, Edward Thomas, Jr., Lenaic Couëdel, Alexei Ivlev, Sergey Zhdanov, Vladimir Nosenko, Hubertus Thomas, and Gregor Morfill, Kinetics of the melting front in two-dimensional plasma crystals: Complementary analysis with the particle image and particle tracking velocimetries, Phys. Rev. E, 86, 046401 (2012).
113. A. M. DuBois, A. C. Eadon and E. Thomas, Jr., Suppression of drift waves in a linear magnetized plasma column, Phys. Plasmas, 19, 072102 (2012).
114. E. M. Tejero, W. E. Amatucci, G. Ganguli, C. D. Cothran, C. Crabtree and E. Thomas, Jr., Spontaneous Electromagnetic Emission from a strongly localized plasma flow, Phys. Rev. Lett., 106, 185001 (2011).
115. A. C. Eadon, E. Tejero, A. DuBois, and, Edward Thomas, Jr., Upgrades to the Auburn Linear Experiment for Instability Studies, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 063511 (2011).
116. Ross Fisher and Edward Thomas, Jr., Observation and model of an ellipsoidally symmetric velocity space distribution in a weakly-coupled dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas 18, 113701 (2011).

4. Research - Refereed Journal Articles (43-1)

43. Edward Thomas, Jr., Driven dust acoustic waves with thermal effects – comparison of experiment to fluid theory, Phys. Plasmas, 17, 043701 (2010).
44. Edward Thomas, Jr., Christoph Räth, and Jeremiah Williams, Benchmarking particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements applied to dusty plasmas, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 38, 892 (2010).
45. Robert Jefferson, Mark Cianciosa, and Edward Thomas, Jr., Development of a two-dimensional simulation of a complex plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 17, 113704 (2010).
46. Ross Fisher and Edward Thomas, Jr., Thermal properties of a dusty plasma in the presence of driven dust acoustic waves, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 38, 833 (2010).
47. E. Thomas, Jr., Dust clouds in dc-generated dusty plasmas: Transport, Waves, and Three-Dimensional Effects, Contrib. Plasma Phys., 49, 316 (2009).
48. Marlene Rosenberg, Edward Thomas, Jr., and Robert L. Merlino, A note on dust wave excitation in a plasma with warm dust: Comparison with experiment, Phys. Plasmas 15, 073701 (2008).
49. Jeremiah Williams, Edward Thomas, Jr., and Lydia Marcus, Observations of vertically propagating driven dust acoustic waves: finite temperature effects, Phys. Plasmas 15, 043704 (2008).
50. Edward Thomas, Jr., Ross Fisher, and Robert L. Merlino, Observations of dust acoustic waves driven at high frequencies: Finite dust temperature effects and wave interference, Phys. Plasmas, 14, 123701 (2007).
51. Jeremiah Williams and Edward Thomas, Jr., Measurement of the kinetic dust temperature of a weakly coupled dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 14, 063702 (2007).
52. Zachary Aldewereld and Edward Thomas, Jr., Observation of one-dimensional flows in a DC glow discharge dusty plasma, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 35, 309 (2007).
53. Jeremiah Williams and Edward Thomas, Jr., Measurement of the kinetic dust temperature of a weakly coupled dusty plasma, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 35, 303 (2007).
54. W. E. Amatucci, W. Scales, E. Thomas, G. Lapenta, Dusty Plasmas in Colonial Williamsburg [Guest editorial], IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 35, 253 (2007).
55. E. Thomas, Jr., Measurements of a spatially growing dust acoustic wave in a dc glow discharge plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 13, 042105 (2006).
56. E. Thomas, Jr. and J. Williams, Applications of stereoscopic particle image velocimetry: dust acoustic waves and velocity space distribution functions, Phys. Plasmas, 13 055702 (2006).
57. J. Williams and E. Thomas, Jr., Initial measurement of the kinetic dust temperature of a weakly-coupled dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas. 13, 063509 (2006).
58. E. Thomas, Jr., and J. Williams, Experimental measurements of velocity dissipation and neutral drag effects during the formation of a dusty plasma, Phys. Rev. Lett., 95, 055001 (2005).
59. E. Thomas, Jr., A. Eadon, E. Wallace, Suppression of low frequency plasma instabilities in a magnetized plasma column, Phys. Plasmas, 12, 042109 (2005).
60. E. Thomas, Jr. A. Ivlev, A. Melzer, and W. Scales, Guest Editorial: Dusty Plasmas in the Light of the Caribbean Sun, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 32, 534 (2004).
61. E. Thomas, Jr., G. Morales, M. Brown, T. Carter, D. Correll, K. Gentle, A. Post-Zwicker, K. Schultz, D. Steiner, and E. Scime, Fusion in the Era of Burning Plasma Studies: Workforce Planning for 2004-2014, Journal of Fusion Energy, 22, 139 (2004).
62. E. Thomas, Jr., J. Williams, and J. Silver, Application of stereoscopic particle image velocimetry to studies of transport in a dusty (complex) plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 11, L37 (2004).
63. E. Thomas, Jr., K. Avinash, and R. L. Merlino, Probe induced voids in a dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 11, 1770 (2004).
64. E. Wallace, J. D. Jackson, and E. Thomas, Jr., Design and operation of the Auburn Linear Experiment for Instability Studies (ALEXIS): A new plasma experiment for studying shear driven flows, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 75, 5160 (2004).
65. E. Thomas, Jr., Controlled interactions of two microparticle clouds in a dc glow discharge dusty (complex) plasma, New Journal of Physics, 5, 45 (2003).
66. E. Thomas, Jr., J. D. Jackson, E. Wallace, and G. Ganguli, Observations of low frequency oscillations due to transverse sheared flows, Phys. Plasmas 10, 1191 (2003).
67. E. Thomas, Jr., W. E. Amatucci, C. Compton, B. Christy, and J. D. Jackson, Periodic long range transport in a large volume dc glow discharge dusty plasma, Phy. Plasma, 10, 1159 (2003).
68. M. M. Abbas, P. D. Craven, J. F. Spann, D. Tankosic, W. K. Withrrow, A. LeClair, E. West, R. Sheldon, D. L. Gallagher, M. L. Adrian, and E. Thomas, Jr., Radiation Pressure Measurements on Micron Size Individual Dust Grains, J. Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 108 (A6), 1229 (2003).
69. E. Thomas, Jr., B. M. Annaratone, G. E. Morfill, and H. Rothermel, “Measurements of forces acting on suspended microparticles in the void region of a complex plasma”, Phys. Rev. E, 66, 016405 (2002).
70. Edward Thomas, Jr., William E. Amatucci, Christopher Compton, Brian Christy, “Observations of structured and long-range transport in a large volume dusty (complex) plasma experiment”, Phys. Plasmas, 9, 3154 (2002).
71. E. Thomas, Jr., Potential profiles obtained from applied dust cloud perturbations, Phys. Plasmas, 9, 17 (2002).
72. E. Thomas, Jr., “Visualization of dust particle transport in dc glow discharge plasmas”, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 30, 88, (2002).
73. E. Thomas, Jr., “Direct measurements of particle transport in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas”, Physica Scripta, T89, 20 (2001).
74. E. Thomas, Jr., “Observations of high speed flows in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas”, Phys. Plasmas, 8, 329 (2001).
75. E. Thomas, Jr. and R. L. Merlino, “Particle motion in the vicinity to dust acoustic waves”, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 29, 152 (2001).
76. E. Thomas, Jr. and M. Watson, “Charging of silica particles in an argon dusty plasma”, Phys. Plasmas, 7, 3194 (2000).
77. R. Nachtrieb, B. LaBombard and E. Thomas, Jr., Omegatron Ion Mass Spectrometer for the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 71, 4107 (2000).
78. E. Thomas, Jr. and M. Watson, First experiments in the Dusty Plasma Experiment (DPX) device, Phys. Plasmas, 6, 4111 (1999).
79. E. Thomas, Jr., Direct measurements of two-dimensional velocity profiles in direct current glow discharge dusty plasmas, Phys. Plasmas, 6, 2672 (1999).
80. E. Thomas, Jr., S. Knowlton, R. Gandy, J. Cooney, and T. Pruitt, Driven plasma rotation in the Compact Auburn Torsatron, Phys. Plasmas, 5, 3991 (1998).
81. E. Thomas, Jr., G. E. Sasser, S. F. Knowlton, J. D. Hanson, R. F. Gandy, A new technique for calculating toroidal harmonic coefficients for curl-free magnetic fields in helical toroidal devices, Comp. Phys. Comm., 100, No. 1-2, 31 (1997).
82. D. C. Pritchard, R. F. Gandy, J. D. Hanson, S. F. Knowlton, H. Lin, G. E. Sasser, E. Thomas, Jr., and J. Cooney, “Effects of applied rotating magnetic perturbations on ion drift orbits in the Compact Auburn Torsatron”, Phys. Plasmas, 4, 162 (1997).
83. H. Lin, R.F. Gandy, B.M. Hart, G.J. Hartwell, S.F. Knowlton, M. Owens, G. Sasser, T.A. Schneider, E. Thomas, and S.B. Voorhees New Technique of Magnetic Surface Measurement on the Compact Auburn Torsatron, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 66, 464 (1995).
84. G. E. Sasser, S. F. Knowlton, R. F. Gandy, H. Lin, E. E. Thomas, and M. A. Owens, An ion gun and detector system for ion drift surface studies on toroidal devices, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 66, 324 (1995).
85. H. Lin, R.F. Gandy, S.F. Knowlton, G.J. Hartwell, D. Pritchard, G. Sasser, and E. Thomas, Jr., Electron transport studies in stochastic magnetic fields on the Compact Auburn Torsatron, Phys. Plasmas, 2, 2026 (1995).

4. Research - Conference Proceedings (18-1)

Conference Proceedings (18): 18. R.L. Merlino, E. Thomas, B. Lynch, S. LeBlanc, T. Hall, U. Konopka, and M. Rosenberg, The magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX), in Non-Neutral Plasma Physics X, ed. M. Stoneking, AIP Conf. Proc. 1928(1), 020011 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5021576. 17. E. Thomas, Jr., R. Fisher, J. Shaw, R. Jefferson, M. Cianciosa, and J. Williams, New Developments in Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for the study of Complex Plasmas, in Dusty/Complex Plasmas: Basic and Interdisciplinary Research: Sixth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, eds. V. Yu. Nosenko, P. K. Shukla, M. H. Thoma, and H. M. Thomas, AIP Conf. Proc. 1397, pp. 122-125; doi:10.1063/1.3659752 (2011). 16. M. Chaudhuri, U. Konopka, Ed. Thomas, Jr., H. M. Thomas, C. Knapek, A. V. Ivlev, G. E. Morfill, A. M. Lipaev, V. I. Molotkov, O. F. Petrov, and V. E. Fortov, Experimental analysis of surface wave in complex plasmas under microgravity condition in Dusty/Complex Plasmas: Basic and Interdisciplinary Research: Sixth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, eds. V. Yu. Nosenko, P. K. Shukla, M. H. Thoma, and H. M. Thomas, AIP Conf. Proc. 1397, pp. 122-125; doi:10.1063/1.3659752 (2011). 15. E. Thomas, Jr. and J. Williams, Applying PIV analysis techniques to complex plasmas: reduced gravity phase transition and wave experiments, Europhysics Conference Abstracts, 37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics – Four Page Papers, Vol. 34A, Paper O3.309, (2010). 14. E. Thomas, Jr. and J. Williams, Analysis of the neutral drag force in a dc glow discharge dusty plasma, NEW VISTAS IN DUSTY PLASMAS: Fourth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Orleans, France, eds. L. Boufendi, M. Mikikian, and P. Shukla, AIP Conference Proceedings 799 (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 2005). 13. V. Land, E. Thomas, Jr. and J. Williams, Dust Transport and Force Equilibria in Magnetized Dusty DC Discharges, in NEW VISTAS IN DUSTY PLASMAS: Fourth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Orleans, France, eds. L. Boufendi, M. Mikikian, and P. Shukla, AIP Conference Proceedings 799 (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 2005). 12. J. Williams and E. Thomas, Jr., Measurement of the Kinetic Dust Temperature of a Weakly-Coupled Dusty Plasmas, in NEW VISTAS IN DUSTY PLASMAS: Fourth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Orleans, France, eds. L. Boufendi, M. Mikikian, and P. Shukla, AIP Conference Proceedings 799 (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 2005). 11. E. Thomas, Jr., J. David Jackson, C. Compton, and G. Ganguli, Asymmetric response of a magnetized plasma to applied E x B drifts, Proceedings of the URSI General Assembly Meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, August, 2002. 10. E. Thomas, Jr., B. Christy, C. Compton, W. Amatucci, G. Morfill, H. Thomas, and H. Rothermel, Comparison of particle transport in rf and dc glow discharge complex plasmas, Proceedings of the URSI General Assembly Meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, August, 2002. 9. R. Sheldon, E. Thomas, Jr., M. Abbas, D. Gallagher, M. Adrian, and P. Craven, Dynamic and optical characterization of dusty plasmas for use as solar sails, Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum – STAIF, 2002, AIP Conference Proceedings CP608, (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 2002). 8. E. Thomas, Jr., W. E. Amatucci, and G. E. Morfill, Boundary phenomena in rf and dc glow discharge dusty plasmas, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Durban, South Africa, eds. R. Bharuthram, M. A. Helberg, P. K. Shukla, and F. Verheest, AIP Conference Proceedings CP649, (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 2002). 7. Edward Thomas, Jr., Transport in dusty plasmas, in Proceedings of the 23nd Meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists, Greensboro, NC (2001). 6. Shanthi Mogali, E. Thomas, Jr., M. Gunasekaran, in Proceedings of the 14th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Missoula, MO (2000). 5. E. Thomas, Jr. and M. Watson, The vertical confinement of a dusty plasma in the Fisk Plasma Source, in Physics of Dusty Plasmas, 7th Workshop, eds. M. Horanyi, S. Robertson, and B. Walch, AIP Conference Proceedings 446, (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 1998). 4. G. Lampkin, E. Thomas, Jr., M. Watson, K. Wallace, H. Chen, and A. Burger, Plasma Processing of Metallic and Dielectric thin films in the Fisk Plasma Source, in Proceedings of the NASA University Research Centers Technical Conference, Huntsville, AL (1998). 3. E. Thomas, Jr., K. Wallace, G. Lampkin, and M. Watson, Measurements of the Plasma Parameters and Low Frequency Oscillations in the Fisk Plasma Source, in Proceedings of the NASA University Research Centers Technical Conference, Huntsville, AL (1998). 2. T. George, M. Hayes, H. Chen, K. Chattopadhyay, E. Thomas, Jr., S. Morgan, and A. Burger, Surface Morphology of Undoped and Doped ZnSe Films, in Proceedings of the NASA University Research Centers Technical Conference, Huntsville, AL (1998).

1. E. Thomas, Jr., S. Knowlton, R. Gandy, D. Pritchard and T. Schneider, An investigation of helically trapped ion orbits in the Compact Auburn Torsatron, in Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists, Nashville, TN (1996).

4. Research - Invited Conference Presentations (40-1)

Invited Conference Presentations (talks, summer schools, plenary, etc.) (40): 40. E. Thomas, Tutorial lecture: Introduction of the physics of dusty plasmas, 2024 Low Temperature Plasma Summer School, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun., 2024. 39. E. Thomas, Tutorial lecture: Introduction of the physics of dusty plasmas, 2023 Low Temperature Plasma Summer School, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun., 2023. 38. E. Thomas, Tutorial lecture: Introduction of the physics of dusty plasmas, 2022 Low Temperature Plasma Summer School, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Jun., 2022. 37. E. Thomas, L. McCabe, U. Konopka, E. Kostadinova, J. Williams, T. Hyde, L. Matthews, M. Pustylnik, H. Thomas, M. Thoma, A. Lipaev, Anomalous heating of complex plasmas in microgravity experiments on the International Space Station, NSF ECLIPSE meeting, Alexandria, VA, Mar., 2022. 36. E. Thomas, Jr., L. Couedel, S. Jaiswal, S. Williams, M. Menati, U. Konopka, The impact of plasma pattern formation on particle growth in strongly magnetized, low temperature plasmas, APS – Gaseous Electronics Conference, Huntsville, AL, Oct., 2021 (Virtual Conference). 35. E. Thomas, Jr., Status of the Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory as a DOE Collaborative User Facility, MagNetUS presentation, Aug, 2021 (Virtual presentation). 34. E. Thomas, Jr., W. L. Burdett, B. Doyle, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg, Impact of charged dust on the propagation of driven low frequency, electrostatic fluctuations in a magnetized plasma, ICEAA Conference, Hawaii, Aug, 2021 (Virtual presentation). 33. E. Thomas, Jr., Plasma and dusty plasma pattern formation at high magnetic fields, Canadian Association of Physics, Division of Plasma Physics, June, 2021 (Virtual Conference). 32. E. Thomas, Jr., Dusty Plasma Research: current results and new opportunities, American Society of Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), Plenary Talk, Nov., 2020 (Virtual Conference). 31. E. Thomas, T. Hall, S. LeBlanc, M. Menati, S. Jaiswal, N. I. Arnold, U. Konopka, D. Artis, L. Couëdel, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg, V. Rangari, and M. J. Kushner, Magnetic fields in dusty plasmas: pattern formation, particle growth, and other recent studies in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment, European Physical Society – Plasma Physics Division, Milan, Italy, July, 2019. 30. E. Thomas, Jr., Tutorial lecture on the physics of dusty plasmas, SULI Program, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Jun., 2019. 29. E. Thomas, Jr., Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: example of a small-scale, multi-user research facility, Workshop on Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices for Basic Plasma Science User Facilities, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, May, 2019. 28. E. Thomas, Jr., S. LeBlanc, T. Hall, U. Konopka,R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, Recent results from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device, Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma and Terzhertz Science, Xi’an, China, Aug., 2018 – Keynote talk. 27. E. Thomas, Jr., “Dust in fusion plasmas: Insights from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment, Keynote Talk at 2018 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, Auburn, AL, April, 2018. 26. E. Thomas, Jr., “Transport, charging and ordered structures in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment”, Keynote Talk at 8th International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Prague, CZ, May, 2017. 25. E. Thomas, Jr., Complex Plasmas – How the 4th state of matter represents all four states of matter, This is Auburn presentation, Auburn, AL, Sept. 2016. 24. E. Thomas, Jr., Tutorial talk on complex/dusty plasmas, Complex plasma summer school, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany, Aug., 2016. 23. E. Thomas, Jr., Using high magnetic fields to explore the properties of plasmas and complex plasmas, Quo Vadis Complex Plasmas workshop, Hamburg, Germany, Aug., 2016. 22. Edward Thomas, Jr., Uwe Konopka, Robert L. Merlino, Marlene Rosenberg, and the MDPX research team, Studies of particle ordering and instabilities in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), International Conference on Plasma Physics, Kaosiung, Taiwan, Jul, 2016. 21. E. Thomas, Jr., Tutorial lecture on the physics of dusty plasmas, SULI Program, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Jun., 2016. 20. E. Thomas, Jr., The Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device as a platform for basic and applied plasma physics research, Exploratory Plasma Research Workshop, Auburn, AL, Feb., 2016. 19. E. Thomas, Jr., Summary of initial results from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device, American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics, Savannah, GA, Nov., 2015. 18. E. Thomas, Jr., Tutorial lecture on the physics of dusty plasmas, SULI Program, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, June, 2015. 17. E. Thomas, Jr., Tutorial lectures on Dusty Plasmas at the 4th Complex Plasma Summer School at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, Aug., 2014. 16. Edward Thomas, Jr., Ross Fisher, Uwe Konopka, Robert L. Merlino, Marlene Rosenberg, and the MDPX team, Status of the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, New Delhi, India, March, 2014. 15. Edward Thomas, Jr., Ross Fisher, Uwe Konopka, Robert L. Merlino, Marlene Rosenberg, and the MDPX team, The Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device: first observations, URSI-International Union of Radio Science, U. S. Assembly Meeting, Boulder, CO, January, 2014. 14. E. Thomas, Jr., M. Rosenberg, and R. L. Merlino, Development of the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiments (MDPX), 13th Workshop on Fine Particle Plasmas, National Institute for Fusion Research (NIFS), Toki, Japan, Dec., 2012. 13. E. Thomas, Jr., Two tutorial lectures on Dusty Plasmas at the Complex Plasma Summer School at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, Aug., 2012. 12. E. Thomas, Jr., M. Rosenberg, and R. L. Merlino, and the MDPX Research Team, Magnetized Complex (Dusty) Plasmas – the next frontier for complex plasma research, European Physical Society – Plasma Physics Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, Jul., 2012. 11. E. Thomas, Jr., R. Fisher, J. Shaw, U. Konopka, and M. Chaudhuri, Laboratory and microgravity studies of density waves in dusty plasmas, 10th Inter-relationship between Plasma Experiments in Laboratory and Space (IPELS) workshop, Whistler, Canada, Jul., 2011. 10. E. Thomas, Jr., Invited Tutorial lecture - Dust density waves: ion flows and finite temperature effects, Diagnostics and Simulations of Dusty Plasmas (DSDP-II), Kiel, Germany, September 3, 2009. 9. E. Thomas, Jr., Stereoscopic particle image velocimetry studies of transport in dusty plasmas, American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (October, 2005). 8. E. Thomas, Jr., J. Williams, and J. Silver, Measurements of microparticle transport in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry, National Society of Black Physicists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Feb., 2004. 7. E. Thomas, Jr., Growth and suppression of low frequency instabilities in a magnetized plasma column, URSI-International Union of Radio Science, U. S. Assembly Meeting, Boulder, CO, January, 2004. 6. E. Thomas, Jr., First report on measurements of microparticle transport using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry, URSI-International Union of Radio Science, U. S. Assembly Meeting, Boulder, CO, January, 2004. 5. E. Thomas, Jr., J. David Jackson, C. Compton, and G. Ganguli, Asymmetric response of a magnetized plasma to applied E x B drifts, URSI-International Union of Radio Science, General Assembly Meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, August, 2002. 4. E. Thomas, Jr., Particle transport in rf and dc glow discharge complex plasmas – implications for laboratory and microgravity studies, URSI-International Union of Radio Science, U. S. Assembly Meeting, Boulder, CO, January, 2002. 3. E. Thomas, Jr., Measurements of closed particle transport in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas, International Topical Conference on Plasma Physics: Colloidal Plasma Science (ITCPP:CPS), Abdus Salam Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, (July, 2000). 2. E. Thomas, Jr., Measurements of three-dimensional structures and transport in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas, APS-Division of Plasma Physics Annual Meeting, Dusty Plasma Mini-Conference, Seattle, WA (November, 1999).

1. E. Thomas, Jr., Recent studies of dusty plasmas and ionization instabilities in the Fisk Plasma Source, 21st Meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists, March, Lexington, KY (March, 1998).

4. Research - Invited Talks and Colloquia (66-1)

Invited Talks and Colloquia (66): 66. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, The Ohio State University, Sept., 10, 2024. 65. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, University of Minnesota, MN, Sept. 13, 2023. 64. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, May 26, 2023. 63. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Sep. 16, 2022. 62. Connecting particle growth and pattern formation in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), Online Low Temperature Plasma Seminar, Dec. 14, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 61. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Plasma Seminar Series, Oct. 25, 2021. 60. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, Mississippi State University, Physics Dept., Sept, 17, 2021. 59. Expanding frontiers for dusty plasmas: magnetic fields to microgravity, Journal of Plasma Physics - Frontiers Talks, Oct. 7, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 58. Dusty Plasmas: Not Just the 4th State of Matter, but All States of Matter!, CPU2AL Speaker Series, July 28, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 57. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, Univ. of Colorado Physics Department, Mar. 17, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 56. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, Baylor University, Physics Department, Mar. 10, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 55. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, West Virginia University, Physics Department, Feb. 10, 2021 (VIRTUAL). 54. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, Princeton University Heliophysics Group, Dec., 18, 2020. (VIRTUAL). 53. Using magnetic fields and microgravity to explore the physics of dusty plasmas, UC Irvine, Sept. 15, 2020. (VIRTUAL). 52. Particle growth, charging, and plasma self-organization in low temperature plasmas: recent studies using the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Sept. 23, 2020. (VIRTUAL). 51. Discovery plasma physics at high magnetic fields – recent results from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment, US Department of Energy, Germantown, MD, Sept., 9, 2019. 50. Using dusty plasmas to study all four states of matter, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 15, 2018. 49. Using dusty plasmas to study all four states of matter, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 10, 2018. 48. Using dusty plasmas to study all four states of matter, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, Aug. 13, 2018. 47. Charging in strongly magnetized plasmas – dust particles and probes, Mar. 15, 2018, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmedabad, India, Mar. 15, 2018. 46. Using dusty plasmas to study all four states of matter, Delhi University, New Delhi, India, Mar. 13, 2018. 45. Initial measurements of particle transport and self-ordering in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), University of Maryland – Baltimore County (UMBC), Mar. 17, 2017. 44. The Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) as a platform for basic and applied plasma physics research, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmedabad, India, June, 2016. 43. Recent magnetic field results and plans for PK-4, DLR (German Space Agency), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, June, 2016. 42. Initial measurements of particle transport and self-ordering in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), University of Wisconsin – Madison, Feb. 29, 2016. 41. Complex plasmas – as all four states of matter, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, Nov., 10, 2015. 40. Ordered structures in highly magnetized plasmas - operating status and first results from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX), Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, Department of Energy, Germantown, MD, Apr. 9, 2015. 39. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment – First Results, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Mar. 20, 2015. 38. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment – First Results, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, Mar. 19, 2015. 37. - Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment – First Results, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, Jan. 27, 2015. 36. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: design, installation, and initial operations, CNRS – Marseilles, France, July 7, 2014. 35. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: design, installation, and initial operations, Kiel University (joint Kiel/Griefswald plasma groups), Germany, June 30, 2014. 34. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: A user facility for complex plasma research, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmedabad, India, March 11, 2014. 33. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: A user facility for complex plasma research, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, October 29, 2013. 32. Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment: A user facility for complex plasma research, Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 25, 2013. 31. Magnetized Dusty Plasmas: The next frontier for dusty plasma research, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, February 7, 2013. 30. Overview of the Plasma Sciences Laboratory, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, December 10, 2012. 29. Dynamics of solids and liquids in reduced gravity and hypergravity – or an excuse to fly on the Weightless Wonder – Auburn University, Auburn, AL, September, 23, 2011. 28. Taming the Plasma State of Matter, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, November 1, 2010. 27. Plasmas – The Fourth State of Matter, Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA, October 22, 2010. 26. Application of PIV techniques to PK-4 data, PK-4 Facility Science Team Meeting #2, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany, September 8, 2009. 25. PIV measurements in dusty plasmas: waves transport, and thermodynamics, Garching, Germany, June 3, 2009. 24. Ion triggered instabilities in magnetized plasmas and dusty plasmas, FOM-Institute for Plasmaphysics ‘Rijnhuizen’, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, December 10, 2007. 23. Ion triggered instabilities in magnetized plasmas and dusty plasmas, Physics Department, University of Greifswald, Germany, December 6, 2007. 22. Ion triggered instabilities in magnetized plasmas and dusty plasmas, Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, November 9, 2007. 21. Plasmas – the “original” state of matter!, Physics Department, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, September 20, 2007. 20. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, November 30, 2006. 19. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy (Department Colloquium), University of Iowa, October 9, 2006. 18. Using Particle Image Velocimetry for dusty plasma measurements, Department of Physics and Astronomy (Plasma Physics Seminar), University of Iowa, September 25, 2006. 17. From stellar nurseries to microchips: the ubiquitous plasma state of matter, World Year of Physics Colloquium series, Physics Department, University of West Georgia, October 7, 2005. 16. Dusty Plasmas – the dirty side of plasma physics, Department of Physics, University of Southern Mississippi, April 30, 2004. 15. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, March 26, 2003. 14. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Physics and Space Sciences Department, Florida Institute of Technology, November 13, 2002. 13. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, University of the Virgin Islands, October 3, 2002. 12. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Physics Department, Georgia Institute of Technology, September 18, 2002. 11. Dusty Plasmas – A new sandbox for plasma physics, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, June 12, 2002. 10. Experiments in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, July 9, 2001. 9. Experiments in dc glow discharge dusty plasmas, Center of Interdisciplinary Plasma Sciences (CIPS) – Max Planck Institute, Garching, Germany, July 6, 2001. 8. Transport of dust particles in a dc glow discharge plasma, NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center - Space Science Laboratory, June 11, 1999. 7. Measurements of 2-D velocity profiles in dusty plasmas, presented to the Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland – College Park, April 28, 1999. 6. Dusty plasma research at Fisk University, presented to the Natural Sciences Division, University of the Virgin Islands, February 4, 1999. 5. Transport and confinement of dust particles in a DC glow discharge plasma, presented to the Physics Department, Auburn University, January 28, 1999. 4. Transport and confinement of dust particles in a DC glow discharge plasma, presented to the Naval Research Laboratory, Plasma Physics Division, January 21, 1999. 3. Application of Optics to Plasma Physics and Plasma Chemistry, presented to the Chemistry Department, Fisk University, December 7, 1998. 2. Recent studies of ionization instabilities and dusty plasmas in the Fisk Plasma Source, presented to the NASA - Florida A&M University Research Center for Nonequilibrium Nonlinear Aeronautical Studies (CENNAS), January 30, 1998.

1. An investigation of driven plasma rotation in the Compact Auburn Torsatron, presented to the NASA - Florida A&M University Research Center for Nonequilibrium Nonlinear Aeronautical Studies (CENNAS), March 21, 1997.

4. Research - Contributions to External Reports (11 total)

Contributions to External Reports (11 total): 11. Report on the Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science, 2020 (Plasma 2020): Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020 (Link: https://www.nap.edu/read/25802/ ) 10. Report of the MPSAC Subcommittee for the Review of the Physics Frontiers Centers Program of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 2019 (Link: https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/298911/public/PFC_Report_6-28-2019.pdf) 9. The NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science & Engineering at 20: report on the anniversary workshop, Report to the National Science Foundation, Physics Division, 2017 8. Report on Assessment of Workforce Needs for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, 2014 (Vice-Chair of FESAC sub-panel on Workforce Needs), Department of Energy report. 7. Report on the Workshop on Opportunities in Laboratory Plasma Astrophysics, 2010 (Chair of the Dusty Plasma working group) 6. Committee of Visitors Report, Department of Energy Report, 2010 (Chair, Tokamaks subgroup). 5. Committee of Visitors Report, Physics Directorate, National Science Foundation report, 2009, (Member, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics division). 4. Report of the FESAC Toroidal Alternates Panel (TAP), Department of Energy Report, 2008 (Member of TAP and Stellarator TAP working group) 3. Low Temperature Plasma Science: Not Only the Fourth State of Matter, But all of Them, Department of Energy Report, 2008 (Member of LTPS panel and Plasmas in Multiphase Media working group). 2. Compilation of Reports from the First Round of Committees of Visitors’ Reviews of the Fusion Energy Sciences Program, Department of Energy Report DOE/SC-0098, 2006 (Member of ICC, General Plasma Physics, and Inertial Confinement COV team).

1. Fusion in the Era of Burning Plasma Studies: Workforce Planning for 2004-2014, Department of Energy Report DOE/SC-0086, 2004 (Chair of FESAC sub-panel on Workforce Development).

4. Research - Conference Presentations (Selected Recent / Overview)

Conference Papers Presented (379 total – updated through Dec., 2024; entries 379 through 1 in CV): Recent presentations (2020-2024) include active contributions on:

• Anomalous diffusion and pattern formation in strongly magnetized plasmas in MDPX (NSBP, MagNetUS, EPS-PPD, APS-DPP, ICOPS).
• Spatio-temporal dynamics of confined filaments in magnetized plasmas using machine learning.
• Lunar Dusty Plasma Experiment (LDPX) development and diagnostics.
• Langmuir, emissive, and RF transmission probe diagnostic developments.
• Single-particle optical trapping and microgravity investigations with the PK-4 facility aboard the International Space Station.
• Low-cost Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) characterization.
• Full historical record spanning 1992-2024 covering work on Compact Auburn Torsatron (CAT), ALEXIS linear plasma column, Alcator C-Mod mass spectrometry, and microgravity complex plasmas.

4. Research - Internal Reports & Electronic Dissemination

Internal Reports:

• E. Thomas, Jr., The Development on an Omegatron Plasma Ion Mass Spectrometer for Alcator C-Mod, M.I.T. Plasma Fusion Center Research Report, PFC/RR-93-03, June, 1993.

Electronic/World Wide Web:

• Edward Thomas, Jr., Web Page: http://psl.physics.auburn.edu/etjr/
• Edward Thomas, Jr., Basic Plasma Sciences Laboratory, laboratory web site: http://psl.physics.auburn.edu

4. Research - Research Proposals and Contracts (External Support Summary & Award List)

iii. Scholarly Activities: Research proposals / contracts a. External Support (Current or Pending)

External Research Support Summary (rounded values, total award amount):

• National Science Foundation: $9,670,766
• Department of Energy: $6,769,005
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency: $653,000
• NASA: $570,000
• Other Federal Agencies (NRL, etc.): $22,000
• Subcontracts: $660,000TotalAwardedSupport:$18,344,771

Major Recent and Active Funded Proposals:

• Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory (MPRL): Transport, Turbulence, and Coherent Structures in Low Temperature Plasmas and Dusty Plasmas at High Magnetic Fields | NSF | $3,750,000 (Submitted)
• Transport and coherent structures in low temperature plasmas and dusty plasmas at high magnetic fields | DOE | 9/21 – 8/25 | $2,383,045
• Flows in rarefied plasmas | L3Harris Corporation | 4/20 – 12/25 | $486,000
• EPSCOR: RII Track-1: CPU2AL-FTPP: Connecting the Plasma Universe to Plasma Technology in AL: Future Technologies enabled by Plasma Processes | NSF | 3/22 – 2/27 | 20,000,000 (AU portion >3,000,000)
• Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory as a DOE Plasma Science Facility | DOE | 9/18 – 8/21 | $1,500,000
• Complex Plasma under Microgravity, Utilizing the International Space Station Experiment “PK-4” and Beyond | NASA/NSF | 2/17 – 1/21 | $600,000
• Collaborative Research: Advancing the Physics of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas | DOE | 9/16 – 8/20 | $850,000
• MRI: Development of a Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment | NSF | 9/11 – 6/15 | $1,560,000
• Multi-scale investigation of sheared flows in magnetized plasmas | DOE | 11/07 – 11/13 | $541,000
• NSF CAREER Award: Studies of the physical and thermodynamic properties of dusty plasmas and plasma crystals | NSF | 7/00 – 6/03 | ~$200,000

b. Internal Support:

• Intramural Grant Program (IGP) - SPIRIT | VP-Research | 2/12 – 2/13 | $150,000
• Faculty Mentoring Grant | OVPR | 5/06 – 4/07 | $3,000
• Dean’s Research Initiative - Laboratory simulation of planetary ring formation using dusty plasmas | COSAM | 11/00 - 10/01 | $9,000

4. Research - External Research Activities

iv. External research activities

International:

• Collaborations on magnetized dusty plasmas and thermal properties of complex/dusty plasmas | Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmedabad, India | Ongoing | E. Thomas, Jr. / P. Chattopadhyay, D. Sharma
• Collaborations on magnetized dusty plasmas and thermal properties of complex/dusty plasmas | Univ. Delhi, New Delhi, India | Ongoing | E. Thomas, Jr. / K. Avinash
• Using PIV techniques for analyzing microgravity complex plasma experiments | Max-Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) / German Space Agency (DLR), Garching, Germany | On-going | E. Thomas, Jr. (AU); J. Williams (Wittenberg)
• Applications of PIV diagnostics to RF complex plasma experiments | Max-Planck Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Garching, Germany | 6/01 – 7/01 (5 weeks) | E. Thomas, Jr.

Domestic:

• Collaboration on thermal effects and magnetic properties of dusty plasmas | Univ. of Iowa / UC – San Diego | Iowa City, IA and Auburn, AL | 2011-2020 | E. Thomas (AU), R. Merlino (Iowa), M. Rosenberg (UCSD)
• Collaborative studies on DUPLEX and NRL Space Chamber | Naval Research Laboratory | Auburn, AL and Washington, DC | On-going | E. Thomas (AU), A. Dubois, W. Amatucci, G. Ganguli (NRL)
• Support for the implementation of Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) studies | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | 1 year | E. Scime (WVU)
• Conceptual development of dusty plasma – mini-magnetosphere sail project | MSFC – NSSTC | Huntsville, AL | 6 months | E. Thomas (AU), M. Abbas, J. Spann (NSSTC)
• Studies of probe-induced voids in dusty plasmas | Univ. of Iowa / Auburn Univ. | Iowa City, IA / Auburn, AL | 6 months | R. Merlino (Iowa), E. Thomas (AU)
• Measurements in the NRL Dusty Plasma Experiment using AU PIV diagnostics | Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, DC | 6/01 – 7/01 (6 weeks) | B. Christy (UG), C. Compton (UG)

5. Service and Outreach

5. SERVICE AND OUTREACH

i. Service and outreach outside of Auburn University:

• Elected – American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics – leadership line: Vice Chair, Chair-Elect, Chair, Past Chair (Nov., 2021 - Oct., 2025)
• Member – NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (MPSAC) (Apr, 2021 - present)
• Member – National Academy of Sciences – Board on Physics and Astronomy (2022-2024), Renewed (2024-2026) (Mar., 2022 – present)
• Member – National Science Foundation – Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure – 1 (RI-1) panel (May, 2021)
• Member and Chair – External Advisory Board - University of the Virgin Islands - Engineering Physics program (Sept., 2020 – Aug., 2023)
• Member – Dept. of Energy LaserNet Advisory Committee (Nov., 2019 - present)
• Member – National Academies of Science – Panel on the Decadal Review of Plasma Physics (Plasma 2020) (Oct., 2018 – Mar., 2020)
• Member – National Science Foundation - Physics Frontier Center Review Panel (May, 2020; Mar., 2014)
• Member – International Advisory Board for the International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (ICPDP) (Feb., 2014 – May, 2024)
• Member and Chair – Advisory Board - University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Center for Green Technology (Dec., 2010 – May, 2021)
• Presenter – American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics at the Plasma Expo and Teacher’s Day education and outreach events (Oct., 2007 – Nov., 2019)
• Program Committee – American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (2001, 2009, 2014, 2019)
• Member – Advisory Board – University of Michigan / DOE - Plasma Science Center on Control of Plasma Kinetics (Chair, 2013) (Mar., 2011 – Jun., 2014)
• Member - Dept. of Energy – Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) (Nov., 2002 - Mar., 2013)
• Member – External Review Committee for NSF Physics Frontier Center – Center for Magnetic Self-Organization (CMSO) at University of Wisconsin (2006, 2011)
• Member – Executive Committee – University Fusion Association (Nov., 2009 – Nov., 2011)
• Dept. of Energy / NSF Committee of Visitors (COV) Panels (2000, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
• Chairperson – FESAC Panel on Workforce Development for Fusion Energy (Jul., 2003 – Mar., 2004)
• Guest Editor – IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science – Special Issues on Dusty Plasmas (2004, 2007)
• Organizer / Program Committee – Workshop & International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (2002, 2003, 2006, 2015)
• American Physical Society – Committee on Minorities (COM) (Jan., 2005 – Dec., 2007)
• National Research Council – Plasma Sciences Committee (PLSC) (Aug., 2004 – Jun., 2008)
• Peer Reviewer for major journals (Physics of Plasmas, IEEE TPS, JPP, PRE, PRL, etc.) and funding agencies (NSF, DOE, DFG, DTRA, Royal Society, etc.)

ii. Service and outreach at Auburn University:

• Department: Chaired and served on numerous faculty search committees in computational low temperature plasma physics, biophysics, experimental solid state physics, fusion plasma physics, and dusty plasma physics (2000–2021); Chair of Strategic Planning Committee (2013-2014); Faculty Advisor for SPS (2000-2007); HI-TOPS coordinator (2000-2002).
• College: Member, COSAM Dean Search Committees (2012-2013, 2020-2021); Chair, Earth System Sciences Program Working Group (2019-present); COSAM P&T Committee (2014-2015); Summer Bridge Program presenter (2002-2015); AU Explore coordinator/presenter (2006-present); Flying Tigers microgravity coordinator (2011-2012).
• University: Chair, Search Committee for Honors College Director (2023-2024); Chair, Administrative Review Committee for School of Communications and Journalism (2020-2021); Academic Program Review & CASIC Space Assessment; Research Infrastructure Committee Facilities Sub-group Chair (2019); AU Health Sciences Initiative Steering Committee (2018-2019); VPR Search Committee (2018); Auburn University Promotion and Tenure Committee (2009-2012); AGEP & PGOP diversity committees.

6. Membership and Service in Professional Organizations

6. MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• University Fusion Association (since 2007)

  • Member of the Executive Committee (2009 – 2011)

• American Physical Society (APS) (since 1992)

  • Elected to DPP leadership as Vice-Chair (2021-22), Chair-Elect (2022-23), Chair (2023-24), Past Chair (2024-25)
  • Service on the Executive Committee (2014-2017)
  • Elected as Fellow of the APS in 2015
  • Division of Plasma Physics (DPP)
  • Forum on Education (FED)

• National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) (since 1996)

  • Elected as Fellow of NSBP in 2011

• Alabama Academy of Sciences

  • Selected as Fellow of AAS in 2012

• International Union of Radio Science (URSI) – Commission H (Waves in Plasmas)

• IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (since 2021)