Darren Craig, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics, Department Chair | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES
Dr. Craig has taught Thermodynamics and Plasma Physics among other courses.
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Biography
Dr. Craig is an experimental plasma physicist. Dr. Craig is married and has two children. He enjoys playing drums, working on home improvement projects, and fishing when he gets the chance.
Education (2)
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ph.D., Physics 1998
Michigan State University: B.S., Physics, with high honor 1994
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (8)
Science and Faith
Electricity and Magnetism
Optics
Space and Astrophysics
Plasmas
Physics
Spectroscopy
Computer Modeling
Professional Affiliations (5)
- American Physical Society
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Scientific Affiliation
- American Astronomical Society
- University Fusion Association
Links (1)
Academics and Published Research (3)
Courses Taught
- PHYS 231 - Introductory Physics I - PHYS 294 - Physics and Engineering Seminar - PHYS 321 - Math Methods for Physics and Engineering I - PHYS 334 - Computer Modeling of Physical Systems - PHYS 335 - Modern Science Skills Lab - PHYS 342 - Electromagnetic Theory - PHYS 343 - Experimental Physics - PHYS 344 - Quantum Mechanics - PHYS 351 - Analog Electronics - PHYS 353 - Introductory Optics - PHYS 354 - Advanced Optics - PHYS 359 - Thermodynamics - PHYS 362 - Plasma Physics - ASTR 302 - Stellar Astronomy
Research
Dr. Craig is an experimental plasma physicist. His research is on problems important for the confinement of hot plasmas for magnetic fusion energy and related problems in naturally occuring plasmas in space and astrophysics.
Ph.D. Dissertation
D. Craig, Controlling Fluctuations and Transport in the Reversed Field Pinch with Edge Current Drive and Plasma Biasing, Ph.D. thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1998).
Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (16)
Magnetic and Velocity Fluctuations from Nonlinearly Coupled Tearing Modes in the Reversed Field Pinch with and without the Reversal Surface
Physics of Plasmas
D. Craig, D. Martin, D. J. Den Hartog, M. D. Nornberg, and J. A. Reusch
2017
Absolute wavelength calibration of a Doppler spectrometer with a custom Fabry-Perot optical system
Review of Scientific Instruments
M.M. Baltzer, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, T. Nishizawa, and M.D. Nornberg
2016
Upgrading a high-throughput spectrometer for high-frequency
Review of Scientific Instruments
T. Nishizawa, M.D. Nornberg, D.J. Den Hartog, and D. Craig
2016
Spectroscopic determination of the composition of a 50 kV hydrogen diagnostic neutral beam
Review of Scientific Instruments
X. Feng, M.D. Nornberg, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, and S.P. Oliva
2016
Overview of results from the MST reversed field pinch experiment
Nuclear Fusion
J.S. Sarff, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, M. Borchardt, W. Cappechi, D. Carmody, K. Caspary, B.E. Chapman, D.J. Den Hartog, J. Duff, S. Eilerman, A. Falkowski, C.B. Forest, M. Galante, J.A. Goetz, D.J. Holly, J. Koliner, S. Kumar, J.D. Lee, D. Liu, K.J. McCollam, M. McGarry, V.V. Mirnov, L. Morton, S. Munaretto, M.D. Nornberg, P.D. Nonn, S.P. Oliva, E. Parke, M.J. Pueschel, J.A. Reusch, J.P. Sauppe, A. Seltzman, C.R. Sovinec, D. Stone, D. Theucks, M. Thomas, J. Triana, P.W. Terry, J. Waksman, G.C. Whelan, D.L. Brower, W.X. Ding, L. Lin, D.R. Demers, P. Fimognari, J. Titus, F. Auriemma, S. Cappello, P. Franz, P. Innocente, R. Lorenzini, E. Martines, B. Momo, P. Piovesan, M. Puiatti, M. Spolaore, D. Terranova, P. Zanca, V.I. Davydenko, P. Deichuli, A.A. Ivanov, S. Polosatkin, N.V. Stupishin, D. Spong, D. Craig, H. Stephens, R.W. Harvey, M. Cianciosa, J.D. Hanson, B.N. Breizman, M. Li, and L.J. Zheng
2015
Statistical analysis of variations in impurity ion heating at reconnection events in the Madison Symmetric Torus
Physics of Plasmas
M.S. Cartolano, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, S.T.A. Kumar, and M.D. Nornberg
2014
Overview of results from the MST reversed field pinch experiment
Nuclear Fusion
J.S. Sarff, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, M. Borchardt, D. Carmody, K. Caspary, B.E. Chapman, D.J. Den Hartog, J. Duff, S. Eilerman, A. Falkowski, C.B. Forest, J.A. Goetz, D.J. Holly, J.-H. Kim, J. King, J. Ko, J. Koliner, S. Kumar, J.D. Lee, D. Liu, R. Magee, K.J. McCollam, M. McGarry, V.V. Mirnov, M.D. Nornberg, P.D. Nonn, S.P. Oliva, E. Parke, J.A. Reusch, J.P. Sauppe, A. Seltzman, C.R. Sovinec, H. Stephens, D. Stone, D. Theucks, M. Thomas, J. Triana, P.W. Terry, J. Waksman, D.L. Brower, W.X. Ding, L. Lin, D.R. Demers, P. Fimognari, J. Titus, S. Cappello, P. Franz, P. Innocente, R. Lorenzini, E. Martines, B. Momo, P. Piovesan, M. Puiatti, M. Spolaore, D. Terranova, P. Zanca V. Belykh, V.I. Davydenko, P. Deichuli, A.A. Ivanov, S. Polosatkin, N.V. Stupishin, D. Spong, D. Craig, R.W. Harvey, M. Cianciosa, and J.D. Hanson
2013
Charge-to-mass-ratio-dependent ion heating during magnetic reconnection in the MST RFP
Physics of Plasmas
S.T.A. Kumar, A.F. Almagri, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, M.D. Nornberg, J.S. Sarff, and P.W. Terry
2013
Charge-to-mass-ratio-dependent Ion Heating During Magnetic Reconnection in the MST RFP
Physics of Plasmas
2013
Classical confinement and outward convection of impurity ions in the MST RFP
Physics of Plasmas
S.T.A. Kumar, D.J. Den Hartog, V.V. Mirnov, K.J. Caspary, R.M. Magee, D.L. Brower, B.E. Chapman, D. Craig, W.X. Ding, S. Eilerman, G. Fiksel, L. Lin, M. Nornberg, E. Parke, J.A. Resuch, and J.S. Sarff
2012
High resolution charge-exchange spectroscopic measurements of aluminum ions in a high temperature plasma
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
S.T.A. Kumar, D.J. Den Hartog, B.E. Chapman, M. O’Mullane, M. Nornberg, D. Craig, S. Eilerman, G. Fiksel, E. Parke, and J. Reusch
2012
Classical Impurity Ion Confinement in a Toroidal Magnetized Fusion Plasma
Physical Review Letters
S.T.A. Kumar, D.J. Den Hartog, K.J. Caspary, R.M. Magee, V.V. Mirnov, B.E. Chapman, D. Craig, G. Fiksel, and J.S. Sarff
2012
High throughput spectrometer for fast localized Doppler measurements
Review of Scientific Instruments
D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, D.A. Ennis, S. Gangadhara, and D. Holly
2007
Spatially resolved measurements of ion heating during impulsive reconnection in the Madison Symmetric Torus
Physical Review Letters
S. Gangadhara, D. Craig, D.A. Ennis, D.J. Den Hartog, G. Fiksel, and S.C. Prager
2007
Cause of Sudden Magnetic Reconnection in a Laboratory Plasma
Physical Review Letters
S.H. Choi, D. Craig, S.C. Prager
2006
Enhanced confinement with plasma biasing in the MST reversed field pinch
D. Craig, A. F. Almagri, J. K. Anderson, J. T. Chapman, C.-S. Chiang, N. A. Crocker, D. J. Den Hartog, G. Fiksel, S. C. Prager, J. S. Sarff, and M. R. Stoneking
Physical Review Letters
1997
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