Alexander Bataller
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering

- 919-515-3612
- awbatall@ncsu.edu
- Burlington Laboratory 2140
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The Bataller Research Group studies the fundamental properties of dense plasma and how materials evolve when exposed to the extreme environments found in current and next-generation nuclear reactors. Dr. Bataller specializes in ultrafast laser and emission spectroscopy and is currently developing the following laboratories:
- Ultrafast Plasma Laboratory (UPL)
- Molten-salt Ultrafast Spectroscopy Characterization Laboratory (MUSCL)
- Nuclear Materials Ultrafast Spectroscopy Characterization Laboratory (NMUSCL)
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow
2015-2017
Physics
North Carolina State University
Ph.D.
2014
Physics
University of California Los Angeles
B.S.
2007
Engineering-Physics
University of Arizona