D.K. Owens

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UA Pine Bluff

Also affiliated: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1986–1997); DuPont (United States) (1960–1975); United States Department of Commerce (1992); Los Alamos National Laboratory (1997); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1991–1997); Office of Scientific and Technical Information (1992); Master's College (1991); Princeton University (1977–2003); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (1977–2003); National Technical Information Service (1986–1991); Canadian Fuels Association (1994); Plasma Technology (United States) (1978); Applied Technologies (United States) (1986); Fusion Academy (1978); General Atomics (United States) (1997); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1974–1997); Columbia University (1992)

31 h-index 115 pubs 12,463 cited

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D.K. Owens' research career has spanned multiple decades and disciplines, initially focusing on materials science and plasma physics before transitioning to public health and emergency preparedness. Early work included "Estimation of the surface free energy of polymers" (1969) and investigations into "Mechanism of corona–induced self‐adhesion of polyethylene film" (1975). Subsequently, Owens published extensively on high-temperature plasmas in tokamak fusion reactors, including "High-temperature plasmas in a tokamak fusion test reactor" (1987), "Attainment of high confinement in neutral beam heated divertor discharges in the PDX tokamak" (1984), and "Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium" (1994).

More recently, Owens' research has focused on public health and disaster planning. This shift is reflected in MeSH terms such as "Disaster Planning," "Emergency Medical Services," and "Public Health." The researcher's h-index is 31 with over 12,400 citations across 115 publications, indicating a significant body of scholarly work. Collaborations at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff include shared publications with Steve E. Lochmann and Andrew L. Althoff. Owens maintains an active lab website and has been recently active, with the most recent publication in 2024.