Her current research focuses on understanding mass and
electron transport behavior at the atomic - scale, as well as coupling materials physics with local lattice strain, bonding, and chemistry.
The PPPL code, called XGC, simulates
behavior of the ions,
electrons and neutral atoms in the
transport barrier region — or «pedestal» — between the ultra-hot core of the plasma that fuels fusion reactions and the cooler and turbulent outer edge of the plasma.