June Wicksمشاهده پروفایل
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About June Wicks June Wicks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering . Her primary research focuses on mineral physics and planetary interiors , with a particular emphasis on equation of state and phase diagram modeling under extreme conditions. She also explores kinetics of phase transitions and material behavior under high pressures and temperatures using X-ray scattering and laser-driven shock compression techniques. Affiliations Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (Olin Hall) Johns Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (Malone Hall) Wicks Lab (mineralogy and high-energy density physics) Education PhD in Earth & Planetary Sciences from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research Themes Her work bridges mineralogical studies with planetary science , aiming to unravel how planetary-scale phenomena emerge from atomic-scale interactions. Key themes include: Quantifying material properties under extreme conditions (terrestrial and exoplanetary) Developing novel experimental techniques for in situ analysis Understanding atomic mobility and kinetics in high-pressure systems Lab & Collaborations The Wicks Lab hosts interdisciplinary projects involving: Graduate students (e.g., Anirudh Hari, Tyler Perez) Postdoctoral researchers (e.g., Vinay Rastogi, Melissa Sims) Collaborations with national labs (e.g., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Princeton University) Teaching & Outreach June leads the Mineralogy Lecture Series at JHU, integrating cutting-edge research into education. She emphasizes dynamic compression experiments in her coursework and mentors students in lab techniques like X-ray diffraction and shock physics. Recent Highlights Notable achievements include: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for student Anirudh Hari (2023) Development of slurry targets for high-repetition-rate XFEL experiments Pioneering studies on MgO viscosity using Richtmyer-Meshkov instability growth Lab Facilities Wicks Lab operates at facilities like the Laser Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in Rochester, NY, where advanced shock-compression experiments are conducted. The lab also maintains close ties with synchrotron facilities for X-ray diffraction studies.










