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Student Projects: Plasma Movie

Undergraduate student Michael Sweatt and graduate student Bobby Bruce, who work in the Laboratory for Plasma Processing of Materials, created a movie to introduce viewers to plasma and how it is used to create consumer electronics. The piece won an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Vid/Terp contest.

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