Kevin B. B. Quest
Faculty-Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Quest's research interests include theoretical space plasma physics and numerical methods, as well as the development and use of large-scale numerical simulation codes that assist in the study of the complex nonlinear behavior of space plasmas. His publications include a study of "Microphysics of the Venusian and Martian mantles," and a report on "Interaction of the Solar Wind with Unmagnetized Planets: Two-Dimensional Particle Simulations." In Spring 2002, Quest taught ECE's Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Capsule Bio:
Kevin B. Quest joined the UCSD faculty in 1988. He currently is the vice chair of ECE, where he leads the Space Plasma Group. From 1981-88, Quest was a staff member of the laser fusion group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Among his honors and distinctions, Quest is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and was awarded the union's James B. Macelwane Medal in 1988. He earned his Ph.D. in space physics from UCLA in 1981.
