Student projects
Student research projects
A senior thesis project usually takes at least a year. For UNR undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in working with me on high energy density physics, contact to hsawada at unr.edu or walk in my office.
J. Trzaska, BS (2020)
Demonstration of 2D Monochromatic Kα X-ray Imaging for Measurements of High-Power Femtosecond and X-ray Free Electron Lasers
C. Salinas, BS (2020)
Monte Carlo modeling of short-pulse laserdriven broadband X-ray Radiography and a Medical X-ray Tube Generator
T. Daykin, Ph.D (2019)
Characterizing Fast Electron Energy Distribution and divergence in Ultra-Intense LaserMatter Interactions by modeling of Angularly Resolved Bremsstrahlung Measurements
N. Sargent, BS (2019)
Hybrid Particle-in-Cell Simulations of Fast ElectronGenerated Bremsstrahlung
B. Largent, MS (2017)
Numerical Investigation of Magnetically Driven Isentropic Compression of Solid Aluminum Cylinders with a Semi- Analytical Code
C. Peterson, BS (2015)
Design of Laser Pulse Shaping for Direct Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion
B. Griffin, BS (2014)
Investigation of energy partitioning from Leopard short-pulse laser interactions in mass limited targets
Hiroshi Sawada
Associate Professor of Physics
My research interests include experimental studies of high intensity laser-matter interaction, relativistic electron generation and the creation of high energy density matter.