Andrew S. Ware
    Professor
    The University of Montana
    Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Missoula, Montana 59812
    (406) 243-6221
    (406) 243-2085 (fax)
    andrew.ware AT umontana.edu


Education

1992
1989
Ph.D. in Physics
M.S. in Physics

University of California, San Diego

1988
B.S. in Physics

University of Texas at Austin


Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Research and Professional Experience

2005-present Professor
The University of Montana

2000-2005 Associate Professor
The University of Montana

1996-2000 Assistant Professor
The University of Montana

1996 Research Associate

1992-1996 Research Associate


Professional Affiliations

1990-present Member -- American Physical Society
Member of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Member of the APS Forum on Education

1996-present Member -- American Association of Physics Teachers

1997-2004 Member -- Sigma Xi Research Society
President of the UM Chapter, 2001-2003
Webmaster of the UM Chapter, 2002-2004

2000-present Member -- University Fusion Association
Executive committee member, 2004-2006

2001-2008 Judging coordinator -- Montana State Science Fair

2004-2007 Member -- Executive Committee of the Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
Chair of the Executive Committee, 2005 - 2006
Chair of the Local Host Committee, 2004 Sherwood Conference


Awards

1997 DOE Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Award

2001 ORNL Scientific Team Research Award


Courses Taught

2007:     Physics 222, Fund. of Physics II
Physics 331, Intro. to Comp. Physics

2006:     Physics 221, Fund. of Physics I
Physics 480, Senior Seminar

Physics 122, General Physics II

2005:     Physics 371, Mechanics I
Physics 331, Intro. to Comp. Physics

Physics 446, Thermal & Statistical Physics

2004:     Physics 371, Mechanics I
Physics 461, Quantum Mechanics I

2003:     Physics 372, Mechanics II

2002:     Physics 314, Electricity & Magnetism I
Physics 452, Quantum Physics

Physics 473, Quantum Mechanics
Physics 495, Senior Seminar

2001:     Physics 121, General Physics I
Physics 322, Optics I

Physics 323, Optics II
Physics 452, Quantum Physics

2000:     Physics 121, General Physics I
Physics 322, Optics I

Physics 323, Optics II

1999:     Physics 121, General Physics I
Physics 301, Vector Analysis
Physics 322, Optics I

Physics 323, Optics II
Physics 446, Thermal & Statistical Physics

1998:     Physics 121, General Physics I
Physics 122, General Physics II

Physics 322, Optics I
Physics 323, Optics II

1997:     Physics 121, General Physics I
Physics 122, General Physics II
Physics 322, Optics I

Physics 446, Thermal & Statistical Physics
Physics 453, Special Topics: Fluid Dynamics

1996:     Physics 104, Physics of Energy

Physics 121, General Physics I


Students Supervised
    Graduate research assistants advised:
     
David Goldsmith, Mei Zhou, Lee Slater, Kiran Nagiri, Michael Kraemer, Jun Liu, Jeremy Sauer, and Shengping Wang.
    Undergraduate research assistants advised:
     
David Alban, Eric Alman, Elliott Barcikowski, Adam Bayliss, Pete Bolenbaugh, Nova Daniels, Abby Deans, Tristan DeBorde, Ahmed Diallo, Amanda Deisher, Matt Fig, Ted Fisher, Jeff Gabster, Lesley Herrmann, David Heskett, John Hoff, Christopher Kuklewicz, Shinya Kurebayashi, Erin Mondloch, Michael Mondloch, Peter Stuart, Lagan Todd, and David Westerly.


Recent Publications (since 1996, in reverse chronological order)

Bootstrap current in quasi-symmetric stellarators
    A. S. Ware, D. A. Spong, L. A. Berry, S. P. Hirshman, and J. F. Lyon,
    Fusion Sci. Tech. 50, 236 (2006)

Experimental evidence of coupling between sheared-flow development
and an increase in the level of turbulence in the TJ-II stellarator
    C. Hidalgo, M. A. Pedrosa, L. Garcia, and A. Ware
    Phys. Rev. E 70, 067402 (2004)

QPS transport physics flexibility using variable coil currents
    D. A. Spong, D. J. Strickler, S. P. Hirshman, J. F. Lyon, L. A. Berry, D. R. Mikkelsen, D. A. Monticello,
    and A. S. Ware
    Fusion Sci. Tech. 46, 215 (2004)

Second ballooning stability in high-beta, compact stellarators
    A. S. Ware, D. Westerly, E. Barcikowski, L. A. Berry, G. Y. Fu, S. P. Hirshman, J. F. Lyon, R. Sanchez,
    D. A. Spong, and D. J. Strickler
    Phys. Plasmas 11, 2453 (2004)

Marginal stability diagrams for infinite-n ballooning modes in quasi-symmetric stellarators
    S. R. Hudson, C. C. Hegna, R Torasso and A. Ware
    Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 46, 869 (2004)

Development of a Robust Quasi-Poloidal Compact Stellarator
    D. J. Strickler, S. P. Hirshman, D. A. Spong, M. J. Cole, J. F. Lyon, B. E. Nelson, D. E. Williamon, A. S. Ware
    Fusion Sci. Tech. 45, 15 (2004)

Local particle flux reversal under strongly sheared flow
    P. W. Terry, D. E. Newman, and A. S. Ware
    Phys. Plasmas 10, 1066 (2003)

High-Beta Equilibria of Drift-Optimized Compact Stellarators
    A. S. Ware, S. P. Hirshman, D. A. Spong, L. A. Berry, A. J. Deisher, G. Y. Fu, J. F. Lyon, and R. Sanchez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 125003 (2002)

Suppression of Transport Cross Phase by Strongly Sheared Flow
    P. W. Terry, D. E. Newman, and A. S. Ware
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 185001 (2001)

Physics issues of compact drift-optimized stellarators
    D. A. Spong, S. P. Hirshman, L. A. Berry, J. F. Lyon, D. B. Batchelor, J. A. Carlsson, R. H. Fowler,
    W. A. Houlberg, P. Strand, D. J. Strickler, J. C. Whitson, A. S. Ware, D. Alban, R. Sanchez, G. Y. Fu,
    D. A. Monticello, W. H. Miner, Jr., and P. M. Valanju
    Nucl. Fusion 41, 711 (2001)

Ballooning stability optimization of low-aspect ratio stellarators
    R. Sanchez, S. P. Hirshman, A. S. Ware, L. A. Berry, and D. A. Spong
    Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 42, 641 (2000)

COBRA: An optimized code for fast analysis of ideal ballooning stability of
three-dimensional magnetic equilibria
    R. Sanchez, S. P. Hirshman, J. C. Whitson, and A. S. Ware
    J. Comp. Phys. 161, 576 (2000)

Design studies of low-aspect ratio quasi-omnigeneous stellarators
    D. A. Spong, S. P. Hirshman, D. B. Batchelor, B. A. Carreras, V. E. Lynch, J.-N. Leboeuf, J. F. Lyon,
    P. M. Valanju, P. E. Moroz, M. C. Zarnstorff, D. A. Monticello, A. S. Ware, L. Garcia, and R. Sanchez
    Nucl. Fusion 40, 563 (2000)

A drift-Alven model for interstellar turbulence
    P. W. Terry, E. Fernandez, and A. S. Ware
    Astrophysical Journal, 504, 821-834 (1998)

Turbulent heat and particle flux response to electric field shear.
    A. S. Ware, P. W. Terry, B. A. Carreras, and P. H. Diamond
    Phys. Plasmas 5, 173 (1998)

Anomalous transport theory for the reversed field pinch
    P. W. Terry, C. C. Hegna, C. R. Sovinec, N. Mattor, S. C. Prager, B. A. Carreras, P. H. Diamond,
    C. G. Gimblett, D. D. Schnack, A. Thygaraja, and A. S. Ware
    Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1996, (International Atomic Energy Agency,
    Vienna, 1997), Vol. 2, p. 665

Technique for the experimental estimation of nonlinear energy transfer in fully developed turbulence
    J. S. Kim, R. D. Durst, R. J. Fonck, E. Fernandez, A .S. Ware, and P. W. Terry.
    Phys. Plasmas 3, 3998 (1996)

Transport reduction via shear flow modification of the cross phase
    A. S. Ware, P. W. Terry, P. H. Diamond, and B. A. Carreras
    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 38, 1343 (1996)

Ambipolar magnetic fluctuation-induced heat transport in toroidal devices
    P. W. Terry, G. Fiksel, H. Ji, A. F. Almagri, M. Cekic, D. J. Den Hartog, P. H. Diamond, S. C. Prager,
    J. S. Sarff, W. Shen, M. Stoneking, and A. S. Ware
    Phys. Plasmas 3, 1999 (1996)


Recent Collaborators

Dr. Benjamin A. Carreras, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Prof. Patrick H. Diamond, University of California at San Diego

Dr. Carlos Hidalgo, CIEMAT, Spain

Dr. Steven P. Hirshman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Prof. Don Morton, University of Montana

Prof. David E. Newman, University of Alaska - Fairbanks

Prof. Raul Sanchez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Dr. Donald A. Spong, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Prof. Paul W. Terry, University of Wisconsin - Madison