Assistant Professor
Thomas Steinberger received his Ph.D. in Experimental Plasma Physics from West Virginia University in 2020. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics at West Virginia University and then moved to industry. He returned to WVU in 2025 as Assistant Professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University. His present research focuses on single- and multi-photon absorption laser spectroscopy diagnostics, atmospheric pressure discharges, and medical applications of plasmas.