I’m going to work in the Stanford Plasma Physics Laboratory (SPPL) with Prof. Mark Cappelli on optical computers. This project aims to overcome current electronic computer…
Applied Sciences
Cyril Markovitch, CentraleSupélec, Gif-sur-Yvette
Luc Houriez, CentraleSupélec, Gif-sur-Yvette
Neural networks have long fascinated scientific communities, serving as an elegant approach to machine learning modelled on our…
Mark A. Cappelli, Tsikata Sedina
Plasmas, or ionized gases, are key to many modern applications and are used, for example, in the production of thin films, space…
Julie Ben Zenou
Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter and is by far the most abundant one in the universe. It is ionized gas and has…
David Lobell, Benjamin Sultan
Rosamond Naylor, Eric Guilyardi
Large variations in seasonal temperature and rainfall threaten crop production, food prices, and food security at local to global scales. This project focuses on the impacts…
Alexander Kosovichev, Guillaume Balarac
The goal of the Stanford Solar Observatories Group is to study the origin of solar variability, characterize and understand the Sun's interior and the various components of…
Susan Holmes, Xavier Pennec
In developed countries about 80% of the total population suffers from acute and 5–10% from permanent lower back pain (LBP). An early diagnosis is crucial to reduce patient…
Dmitri Petrov, Mylène Weill
Symbiosis is a close interaction between different species. The bacteria Wolbachia is the most common endosymbiont (a symbiont living within host cells) described to date.…
Eric Kool, Michael Smietana
The need for chiral compounds has escalated tremendously in recent years as many biological activities, flavors or fragrances are associated with their absolute molecular…
Jef Caers, Thomas Romary
With the widespread use of satellite imaging, a wealth of information is available to help in the understanding and modeling of earth system processes. In particular, these…
Beth Pruitt, Denis Spitzer
The sensing, monitoring and control of environmental parameters are critical to sustainable development and managing our increasingly interconnected daily lives. Our project…
Siegfried H. Glenzer, Julien Fuchs
Despite the well-proven benefits of proton therapy for tumor treatment there are less than 50 particle therapy facilities in the world. They provide energetic proton beams…
Uwe Bergmann, Loïc Bertrand
Over the past decade there has been a rapid growth in the use of X-ray imaging techniques to study cultural heritage and related fields including art, archaeology and…
Mark Cappelli, David Z. Pai
This project, which is a collaboration between groups at Stanford and at CNRS (France) investigates the use of one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals (which are periodic…