Portrait of Yi-Min Huang

Yi-Min Huang

Visiting Associate Research Scientist

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yopology@umd.edu University Of Maryland College Park

I am a theoretical and computational plasma physicist specializing in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and magnetic reconnection, with applications to both astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. My primary focus is understanding the fundamental physics driving solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and coronal heating, using advanced numerical methods and high-performance computing. I also contribute to magnetic confinement fusion research by developing computational tools for simulating complex plasma behavior. My work aims to improve our predictive capabilities for space weather and advance fusion energy research.

Latest Papers

Computation of magnetohydrodynamic equilibria with Voigt regularization

| Physics of Plasmas
Author(s): Yi-Min Huang, Justin Kin Jun Hew, Andrew Brown, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Direct prediction of saturated neoclassical tearing modes in slab using an equilibrium approach

| Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Author(s): E Balkovic, J Loizu, J P Graves, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Three-dimensional plasmoid-mediated reconnection and turbulence in Hall magnetohydrodynamics

| Physics of Plasmas
Author(s): Yi-Min Huang, Amitava Bhattacharjee
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Erratum: Structure of pressure-gradient-driven current singularity in ideal magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium (2023 Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 65 034008)

| Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Author(s): Yi-Min Huang, Yao Zhou, Joaquim Loizu, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Erratum: “Numerical study of δ -function current sheets arising from resonant magnetic perturbations” [Phys. Plasmas 29, 032513 (2022)]

| Physics of Plasmas
Author(s): Yi-Min Huang, Stuart R. Hudson, Joaquim Loizu, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Structure of Pressure-Gradient-Driven Current Singularity in Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Equilibrium

| arXiv
Author(s): Huang, Y.-M., Zhou, Y., Loizu, J., et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Reconnection-Driven Energy Cascade in Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

| arXiv
Author(s): Dong, C., Wang, L., Huang, Y.-M., et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Do chaotic field lines cause fast reconnection in coronal loops?

| arXiv
Author(s): Huang, Y.-M., Bhattacharjee, A.
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


Numerical study of δ -function current sheets arising from resonant magnetic perturbations

| Physics of Plasmas
Author(s): Huang, Y.-M., Hudson, S.R., Loizu, J., et. al
UMD Author(s): Yi-Min Huang


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