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Jesse A. Rodríguez is an Assistant Professor and Nesbitt Faculty Scholar in Energy Engineering at Oregon State University, affiliated with the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (2023), with minors in Computational and Mathematical Engineering, and triple bachelor's degrees in Physics, Mathematics, and Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University (2018). His research focuses on plasma metamaterials, fusion energy, and applying machine learning to predict tokamak disruptions and design optical computing systems. He is also involved in projects like plasma digital twinning and plasma-based electromagnetic devices.
**Education**:
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (with Minor in Computational and Mathematical Engineering), Stanford University, 2023
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2020
- H.B.S., Physics, Mathematics, and Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, 2018
**Research Interests**:
- Plasma metamaterials for optical computing and electromagnetic manipulation
- Deep learning for predicting disruptive events in fusion reactors (tokamaks)
- Development of plasma-based devices and digital twins for fusion energy
- Experimental and computational studies of plasma dynamics and wave interactions
**Awards**:
- Charles H. Kruger Stanford Graduate Fellow
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow
- Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellow
- Poster Prize at APS GEC 2019
**Grants & Labs**:
- Leading the Strongly Coupled Systems Lab at OSU
- Postdoctoral work at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) and Princeton University's Center for Statistics and Machine Learning
**Labs & Teams**: Directs the Strongly Coupled Systems Lab, collaborating on plasma physics, fusion, and optical computing projects. Actively seeks students with expertise in AI and high-performance computing.
