2004-Present	Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
1999-2004	Postdoctoral Fellow of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
1998 – 1999	Visiting Scientist, Heavy Ions Plasma Physics Laboratory, GSI Darmstadt, Germany
1990-2006	Senior Researcher, Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma, and Radiation Physics, Bucharest, Romania
1987-1990	Physicist, Glass Factory, Bucharest, Romania

Physics of plasmas produced with pulsed power generators and high intensity lasers. High energy density laboratory plasma astrophysics. Plasmas for radiation sources and thermonuclear fusion.

“Dynamics of laser-plasma expansion across strong magnetic field”, R. Presura, V. V. Ivanov, Y. Sentoku, A. Esaulov, V. I. Sotnikov, S. Neff, C. Plechaty, S. Wright, P. J. Laca, A. Haboub, A. Morozov, M. Bakeman, S. Gaillard, P. Leblanc, R. Royle, J. Andersen, and T. E. Cowan, Proc. 2007 IEEE Pulsed Power Plasma Science Conf., 1284-1287 (IEEE #07CH37864C)

“Laboratory simulation of magnetospheric plasma shocks”, W. Horton, C. Chiu, T. Ditmire, P. Valanju, R. Presura, V. V. Ivanov, Y. Sentoku, V. I. Sotnikov, A. Esaulov, N. Le Galloudec, T. E. Cowan, I. Doxas, Advances in Space Research 39, 358-369 (2007)

“Excitation of electromagnetic flute modes in the process of interaction of plasma flow with inhomogeneous magnetic field”, V. I. Sotnikov, R. Presura, V. V. Ivanov, T. E. Cowan, J. N. Leboeuf, B. V. Oliver, Astrophysics and Space Science 307, 99-101 (2007)

“Experimental Design for the Laboratory Simulation of Magnetized Astrophysical Jets”, R. Presura, S. Neff, and L. F. Wanex, Astrophysics and Space Science 307, 93-98 (2007)

“Sheared flow as a stabilizing mechanism in astrophysical jets”, L. F. Wanex, R. Presura, Proc. 2007 IEEE Pulsed Power Plasma Science Conf., 894-898 (IEEE #07CH37864C)

“Magnetic Fields for the Laboratory Simulation of Astrophysical Objects”, D. Martinez, C. Plechaty, and R. Presura, Astrophysics and Space Science 307, 109-114 (2007)

“Megagauss magnetic fields for magnetized laser plasma interaction”, R. Presura, P. Wiewior, V. V. Ivanov, C. L. Haefner, Y. Sentoku, P. Laca, M. S. Bakeman, C. Plechaty, D. Martinez, R. Royle, M. Thompson, A. L. Astanovitskiy, and T. E. Cowan, (invited) Proceedings of the Megagauss XI Conference (2006)

“Isochoric heating of hot dense matter by ultra-intense short pulse irradiation”, Y. Sentoku, A. Kemp, M. Bakeman, R. Presura and T. E. Cowan, J. Phys. IV France 133, 521 (2006)

“Faraday cup measurements of the energy spectrum of laser-accelerated protons”, S. Neff, S. Wright, C. Plechaty, J. Ford, R. Royle, and R. Presura, Proc. 2007 IEEE Pulsed Power Plasma Science Conf., 1288-1291 (IEEE #07CH37864C)

“Initiation of Aluminum Wire Array on the 1-MA ZEBRA Accelerator and its Effect on Ablation Dynamics and X-ray Yield”, G. S. Sarkisov, V. V. Ivanov, T. E. Cowan, R. Presura, A. L. Astanovitskiy, A. Haboub, A. Morozov, S. E. Rosenthal, K. W. Struve, Phys. Plasmas 14, 112701 (2007)

“Investigation of ablation and implosion dynamics in linear wire arrays”, V. V. Ivanov, V. I. Sotnikov, A. Haboub, G. E. Sarkisov, R. Presura, and T.E. Cowan, Phys. Plasmas 14, 032703 (2007)



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