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  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions in a broad range of nonlinear problems relating to plasma turbulence, transport in fusion plasmas, and complex nonlinear systems

Overview

David E. Newman is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as nuclear and high energy physics. The main field of study is engineering, supported by work in subfields such as materials chemistry, pollution, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Smart materials for construction
  • Electrical fault detection and protection
  • Innovative energy harvesting technologies
  • Integrated energy systems optimization
  • Water-energy-food nexus studies

Recent publications by David E. Newman include the following papers:

  • "Engineering Tests to Evaluate the Feasibility of an Emerging Solar Pavement Technology for Public Roads and Highways," 2020, published in Technologies
  • "The Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Efficiency and Reliability of Solar, Hydro, and Wind Energy Sources," 2022, published in Land
  • "Tracer particle transport dynamics in the diffusive sandpile cellular automaton," 2020, published in Chaos Solitons & Fractals
  • "The Impact of Incorporating Wind Energy in the Electric Grid," 2020, published in Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • "Control of internal transport barriers in magnetically confined tokamak burning plasmas," 2022, published in Physics of Plasmas

Frequently collaborating researchers include:

  • B. A. Carreras
  • R. Sánchez
  • P. W. Terry
  • J. A. Mier
  • Uma S. Bhatt

David E. Newman has published multiple papers in notable research venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Physics of Plasmas
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Technologies
  • Land
  • Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Among their recognitions, David E. Newman was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2011. The citation highlights their contributions to a broad range of nonlinear problems related to plasma turbulence, transport in fusion plasmas, and complex nonlinear systems.

Best Publications

  • Complex systems analysis of series of blackouts: Cascading failure, critical points, and self-organization

    Ian Dobson;Benjamin A. Carreras;Vickie E. Lynch;David E. Newman

  • Critical points and transitions in an electric power transmission model for cascading failure blackouts

    Benjamin A. Carreras;Vickie E. Lynch;Ian Dobson;David E. Newman

  • Evidence for self-organized criticality in a time series of electric power system blackouts

    B.A. Carreras;D.E. Newman;I. Dobson;A.B. Poole

  • An initial model fo complex dynamics in electric power system blackouts

    I. Dobson;B.A. Carreras;V.E. Lynch;D.E. Newman

  • A Loading-Dependent Model of Probabilistic Cascading Failure

    Ian Dobson;Benjamin A. Carreras;David E. Newman

  • The dynamics of marginality and self-organized criticality as a paradigm for turbulent transport

    D. E. Newman;B. A. Carreras;P. H. Diamond;T. S. Hahm

  • Complex dynamics of blackouts in power transmission systems.

    B. A. Carreras;V. E. Lynch;Ian Dobson;D. E. Newman

  • A model realization of self‐organized criticality for plasma confinement

    B. A. Carreras;D. Newman;V. E. Lynch;P. H. Diamond

  • A probabilistic loading-dependent model of cascading failure and possible implications for blackouts

    I. Dobson;B.A. Carreras;D.E. Newman

  • Examining criticality of blackouts in power system models with cascading events

    I. Dobson;J. Chen;J.S. Thorp;B.A. Carreras

  • Long-range time correlations in plasma edge turbulence

    B. A. Carreras;B. van Milligen;M. A. Pedrosa;R. Balbin

  • A branching process approximation to cascading load-dependent system failure

    I. Dobson;B.A. Carreras;D.E. Newman

  • Fluctuation-induced flux at the plasma edge in toroidal devices

    B. A. Carreras;C. Hidalgo;E. Sánchez;M. A. Pedrosa

  • Initial evidence for self-organized criticality in electric power system blackouts

    B.A. Carreras;D.E. Newman;I. Dobson;A.B. Poole

  • Modeling blackout dynamics in power transmission networks with simple structure

    B.A. Carreras;V.E. Lynch;M.L. Sachtjen;I. Dobson

  • Exploring Complex Systems Aspects of Blackout Risk and Mitigation

    D E Newman;B A Carreras;V E Lynch;I Dobson

  • Blackout mitigation assessment in power transmission systems

    B.A. Carreras;V.E. Lynch;D.E. Newman;I. Dobson

  • DYNAMICS OF TRANSITION TO ENHANCED CONFINEMENT IN REVERSED MAGNETIC SHEAR DISCHARGES

    P. H. Diamond;V. B. Lebedev;D. E. Newman;B. A. Carreras

  • Validation in fusion research: Towards guidelines and best practices

    P. W. Terry;M. Greenwald;J.-N. Leboeuf;G. R. McKee

  • Waiting-Time Statistics of Self-Organized-Criticality Systems

    R. Sánchez;D. E. Newman;B. A. Carreras

  • North American blackout time series statistics and implications for blackout risk

    Benjamin A. Carreras;David E. Newman;Ian Dobson

Frequent Co-Authors

B. A. Carreras
B. A. Carreras Carlos III University of Madrid
Ian Dobson
Ian Dobson Iowa State University
Patrick Diamond
Patrick Diamond University of California, San Diego
Uma S. Bhatt
Uma S. Bhatt University of Alaska Fairbanks
Marshall N. Rosenbluth
Marshall N. Rosenbluth University of California, San Diego
Chris Hegna
Chris Hegna University of Wisconsin–Madison
George M. Zaslavsky
George M. Zaslavsky Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Thomas M. Antonsen
Thomas M. Antonsen University of Maryland, College Park
Bobby G. Sumpter
Bobby G. Sumpter Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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