Meet Baylor’s expert on dusty plasma — also known as ‘cosmic dust bunnies’
…e phenomena Matthews studies ranges from how this dust clumps together (forming cosmic dust bunnies that may eventually become planets) to how these small pieces of rock can assemble themselves into intricate structures like dust crystals or helical strings. [LISTEN to a recent Baylor Connections interview with Matthews] Matthews (BS ’94, PhD ’98) got her start in space research as an undergrad at Baylor. As a physics major, she came across anothe…