William Fox

William Fox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland, affiliated with the Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics. Previously, he served as a Principal Research Physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and a Lecturer in Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT (2009) and a B.A. in Physics (Magna Cum Laude) from Princeton University (20013). Before graduate school, he taught math and physics at a high school in Kathmandu, Nepal.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
  • B.A., Physics, Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University, 20013

Research Interests: Dr. Fox specializes in High-Energy-Density Plasma Physics and Plasma Astrophysics, exploring phenomena at the intersection of laboratory and astrophysical plasma dynamics.

Awards:

• John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research (2020)
• Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions (2019)

Advising & Grants: No specific advising or grant details provided in the available text.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics at the University of Maryland.