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Naval Research Laboratory Scientists Uncover Electric Field Link That Triggers Magnetic Reconnection in Space
December 11, 2025 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have identified a previously overlooked electric field mechanism in Earth’s magnetotail that could help predict when disruptive space weather events are about to occur... MORE

(Left)Emily Lichko, PhD, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Karles Fellowship, Gurudas Ganguli, PhD, NRL senior scientist, Ami M. DuBois, PhD, NRL research physicist), Chris Crabtree, PhD, NRL section head, stand in front of NRL’s Space Physics Simulation Chamber in Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2025. Lichko, Ganguli, DuBois and Crabtree worked together studying the electric field link that triggers magnetic reconnection in space that could help with predicting disruptive space weather events when they are about to occur. (U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen-Arnold)

NRL Plasma Physicist Elevated to IEEE Fellow
February 6, 2025 — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elevated Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., an internationally recognized atomic and plasma physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to the grade of IEEE Fellow. This honor recognizes her contributions to the field of plasma science and her dedication to the broad scientific community... MORE

Dr. Arati Dasgupta Honored by the Nuclear and Plasma Science Society
April 2, 2024 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physicist, Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, receives the 2024 IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award for her fundamental contributions to, and leadership of, high energy density plasma, atomic, and radiation physics, fusion applications, and service to the plasma science community... MORE

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