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- astrophysical plasma physics: stellar physics, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, MHD convection
- high-energy astrophysics: cosmic rays and turbulence
- turbulence: closure theory, Lagrangian statisics
- fusion: MHD stability, magnetic reconnection (tearing mode stability), trapped particle stability, energetic particles, tokamaks, tandem mirrors
- computational plasma physics: pseudo-spectral methods, finite element methods, finite volume methods, massively-parallel high-performance computing, visualization of large data-sets
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- 2009 Ph.D. Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Fusion Studies, Austin, Texas, USA
- 2004 M.A. Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- 2001 B.S. Mathematics with distinction, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, USA
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- Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, 2017 -- current
- Postdoctoral researcher (ERC post-doc), Astrophysics Group, University of Exeter, UK, 2013 -- 2017
- Postdoctoral researcher (FOM fellowship), Computational Plasma Physics -- High Temperature Group, FOM Institute DIFFER (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research), the Netherlands, 2012 -- 2013
- Postdoctoral researcher, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, (IPP) Garching bei Muenchen, Tokamak Division, joint appointment with the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS), 2009 -- 2011
- Undergraduate/Graduate Summer Research Student, Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- J. Pratt. ``Magnetic Islands under the influence of heating and current" (invited talk) UKMHD Meeting 2017 at the University of Durham, 20 April 2017. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4906460.v1
- J. Pratt, et al. ``MHD modeling of solar wind turbulence and convection in sunspots" AstroChat Astrophysics Seminar at the University of Glasgow, 5 November 2015.
- J. Pratt, A. Busse, W.-C. Mueller. ``Lagrangian statistics of heat transfer in homogeneous hydrodynamic turbulence driven by Boussinesq convection" UK Turbulence Consortium Annual Meeting. 3-4 September 2015.
- J. Pratt and E. Westerhof. ``Current evolution during suppression of tearing modes with ECCD." (invited talk) JOREK General Meeting. Garching, Germany, 27 May 2015. https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.2750659.v1
- J. Pratt. ``Time-implicit compressible simulations of deep convection in a young sun." Astrophysics Seminar, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, 5 Feb 2015.
- J. Pratt, et al. ``Fluctuation dynamo amplified by intermittent shear bursts." (invited talk) Dynamics Days Europe, Mini-symposium on Nonlinear Problems in Plasma Astrophysics, 8-12 September 2014, Bayreuth, Germany https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.2749897.v1
- J. Pratt, E. Westerhof. ``Tutorial: Incorporating kinetic aspects of RF current drive in MHD simulation with a focus on ECCD stabilization of tearing modes." (invited talk) Lorentz Workshop: Modeling Kinetic Aspects of Global MHD Modes, Leiden, Netherlands, Dec 4 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.2750392.v1
- J. Pratt, E. Westerhof. ``Simulation of suppression of neoclassical tearing modes with ECCD." (contributed talk) 54th APS Division of Plasma Physics, November 1, 2012, Providence, Rhode Island.
- J. Pratt, W. -C. Müller. ``The Role of Magnetic Structures in Dynamo Action." (contributed talk) 53rd APS Division of Plasma Physics, 17 Nov 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- J. Pratt, W.-C. Müller. ``Solar Dynamo Action: Lagrangian statistics and other characteristics of 3D MHD convection." (invited talk) Institute for Fusion Studies VIP Seminar. University of Texas at Austin, Dec. 2010.
- J. Pratt, W. Horton, H.L. Berk ``GAMMA-10 Simulation Results and Implications for a Tandem Mirror Effort." (invited talk) Fusion Power Associates Symposium, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. December 3-4, 2008.
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